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The Nobel Series : Kenneth & Hicks
2 Jan 2021 10:56 PM ISTExploring the varied contributions made to policymaking — ranging from international trade and environmental policy to even electoral reform — by...
The Nobel Series: The Development Man
19 Dec 2020 11:07 PM ISTRecipient of the third Nobel for economics, Simon Kuznets’ work on national income, economic growth and income distribution made him a significant...
The Nobel Series : Architect of modern economics
12 Dec 2020 11:29 PM ISTExploring the many contributions of Paul Samuelson in the scientific application of economics to the challenges — groundbreaking work that has even...
The Nobel Series: Tinbergen, Frisch & public policy
5 Dec 2020 11:12 PM ISTAnalysing the significant contributions made to the field of economic policy by the recipients of the first Nobel in Economics, Ragnar Frisch and Jan...
Petting culture & lockdown
5 Dec 2020 11:10 PM ISTAs lockdown related stress spurs a growing demand for dogs, unscrupulous elements resort to illegal breeding to capitalise on the demand spike
The Nobel Series : Economics & public policy
28 Nov 2020 10:41 PM ISTExploring the continuing relevance of the Nobel Prize for Economics and the varied impact of its awardees on public policy decisions worldwide
New Institutional Economics : Discussing rational choice
21 Nov 2020 11:26 PM ISTExploring another core concept of NIE, the concept of rationality and its evolution as a part of the neoclassical economic model
New Institutional Economics: Resolving collective action dilemmas
7 Nov 2020 10:52 PM ISTWith the failure of the neoclassical model in addressing the supply of public goods and common-pool resources, NIE offers the necessary tools to...
New Institutional Economics: Defining asymmetric information
31 Oct 2020 10:52 PM ISTExploring another core component of the NIE+ framework — the issue of asymmetric and incomplete information — while also identifying its role in the...
New Institutional Economics: Exploring property rights
24 Oct 2020 10:54 PM ISTAn in-depth look at one of the core concepts in the NIE+ framework — property rights — and discussing the many empirical and theoretical approaches to...
New Institutional Economics : Understanding transaction costs
10 Oct 2020 10:27 PM ISTRevisiting one of the central concepts in the NIE+ framework — the theory of transaction costs and highlighting the methods of measuring such costs
Water conservation dilemma-II
3 Oct 2020 10:56 PM ISTIn part two, NIE+ framework is being used to address the myriad of complications that affect the water policies and suggest policy solutions
Trump’s New World Disorder
10 Jan 2026 5:47 PM ISTA Life Performed, Not Explained
10 Jan 2026 5:45 PM ISTEconomics of a Warming Planet
10 Jan 2026 5:43 PM ISTDriving With Blinkers On
10 Jan 2026 5:42 PM IST2025: Books That Shape Perspective
3 Jan 2026 11:23 PM IST
Trump announces 25% tariff on 'any country' trading with Iran, move...
13 Jan 2026 10:00 AM ISTAt 3 deg Celsius, Delhi wakes up to coldest January morning in 3 years
13 Jan 2026 10:00 AM ISTNeighbours to depose as Kolkata Police investigates ED searches at...
13 Jan 2026 9:45 AM ISTZohran Mamdani and his wife move into NYC mayoral mansion
13 Jan 2026 9:30 AM ISTDeath toll from Iran's protests reaches at least 646, expected to rise...
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