New Left Economics or Compassionate Economics: Which One Will You Choose?

By Annavajhula J C Bose, PhD Department of Economics, SRCC Senior undergrad and Masters students do not like me when I ask them: what is your politics and consequently, what is your economics? Or alternatively, what economics are you doing and what is its politics? Classifying political/social ideas and coherently relating them to economic ideas [...]

In Conversation with Prof. Ashwini Deshpande: Caste and Gender-Based Discrimination and the Post-Covid Environment

Source Ashwini Deshpande is a Professor of Economics and the Founding Director of the Centre for Economic Data and Analysis at Ashoka University. Prof. Deshpande’s research currently has been concentrated on the economics of discrimination and affirmative action, with a special focus on caste and gender in India. To know more about her work, click [...]

In Conversation with M.R. Madhavan: PRS Legislative-Problems Faced and Student Participation in Politics (Part II)

M. R. Madhavan is the President and co-founder of PRS Legislative Research, a public policy research institution that focuses on making the legislative process in India better informed, more transparent and participatory. The Editorial Board had the honor of interviewing him on his work and other rare insights. This is the second instalment of the [...]

In Conversation with M.R. Madhavan: Research Interests, the Banking Sector and PRS Legislative (Part I)

M. R. Madhavan is the President and co-founder of PRS Legislative Research, a public policy research institution that focuses on making the legislative process in India better informed, more transparent and participatory. The Editorial Board had the honor of interviewing him on his work and other rare insights. Editor: With respect to the public policy [...]

In Conversation with Dr. Arunava Sen: Fair and Lovely, Bankruptcy, and the World of Ideas

Professor Arunava Sen is a game theorist and specializes in Social Choice Theory, Mechanism Design, Voting and Auctions- the fascinating strategic side of the subject. Loved by his students, Prof. Sen has been teaching at ISI Delhi for more than 30 years. We encourage you to have a look at professor’s research here: https://www.isid.ac.in/~asen/index.html.This post has [...]

In Conversation With Manu S Pillai: Economics Under a Historical Lens

https://manuspillai.com/about/ Manu S Pillai is the author of the award-winning The Ivory Throne: Chronicles of the House of Travancore (HarperCollins India, 2015), Rebel Sultans: The Deccan from Khilji to Shivaji (Juggernaut, 2018), and most recently The Courtesan, the Mahatma & the Italian Brahmin: Tales from Indian History (Context, 2019).The team had the privilege of discussing [...]

In Conversation With Manu S Pillai: Economics Under a Historical Lens

Source: https://manuspillai.com/about/ Manu S Pillai is the author of the award-winning The Ivory Throne: Chronicles of the House of Travancore , Rebel Sultans: The Deccan from Khilji to Shivaji, and The Courtesan, the Mahatma & the Italian Brahmin: Tales from Indian History. The team had the privilege of discussing economics with a historical perspective and Mr. Pillai’s books. To know [...]

In Conversation With Dr. Arunava Sen: Economic Theory, Solomon Judgement, and Voting Behavior

Professor Arunava Sen is a game theorist and specializes in Social Choice Theory, Mechanism Design, Voting and Auctions- the fascinating strategic side of the subject. Loved by his students, Prof. Sen has been teaching at ISI Delhi for more than 30 years. We encourage you to have a look at professor's research here: https://www.isid.ac.in/~asen/index.html.This post [...]

In Conversation with Dr. E. Somanathan: Environment, Policy, and Future

Source: http://www.eaere-conferences.org/index.php?p=164 Dr. E. Somanathan is an Environmental economist. He is a professor at the Economics and Planning Unit, ISI Delhi, and the Program Director at CECFEE, ISI Delhi (click here to learn more). To read Professor's research, click here.This interview has been published as a part of the Educational Initiative by the Editorial Team. [...]