An assessment of foreign bank ownership’s direct and indirect effects on market power, efficiency, and stability in Indian banking produces two main results. First, foreign banks have greater market power, lower marginal cost of the production of...
The credit portfolio of domestic systemically important banks in India from 2009–10 to 2019–20 is examined through an industry-wise analysis. The industry-wise default risk and bank-wise recovery risk estimates reflect on the expected and unexpected...
The Reserve Bank of India adopted inflation-targeting monetary policy based on the New Keynesian 3-equation model. How realistic are the assumptions, and how effective have monetary policy instruments been in controlling the inflation rate? Given...
It is argued that a key question of the operation of monetary policy is its decomposition into a price effect and an output effect. Specifically, the association between the easing of global monetary and liquidity conditions on the one hand, and the...
Post the pandemic, the world seems to be back on a high-inflation path, and many geographies in the advanced world have started witnessing inflation rates that were prevalent in the early 1970s. Admittedly, the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine...
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The financial sector has been one of the most frequently threatened sectors by the dangers of fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic. In banks, fraud causes reputational risk, which may in turn result in the loss of trust on the bank, leading...
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Sonda is a village in Sirsi taluka of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka. This place is the headquarters of Sodhe Sri Vadiraja Matha, which was established in the 13th century by Saint Madhvacharya. Apart from its rich religious heritage, this place...
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The intellectual contributions of Ajit Kumar Ghose in the field of labour economics have been far-reaching. Focusing on the interlinked themes of dual economies and structural transformation, this obituary reflects upon the salient features of Ghosh’s many intellectual contributions towards...
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In the last issue of EPW, we had argued how the right to privacy of caste does not cause any damage to the social privilege that some of the twice-born castes seem to protect through caste networks. In the current From the...
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On 28 May 2023, India’s new Parliament building was officially inaugurated by the Prime Minister in front of a large crowd of guests and parliamentarians. The new structure—which is triangular in design and includes an enhanced seating capacity of up...
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This reading list explores the history, impact and implications of the Unlawful Activities (...
Using latest household-level data from the India Human Development Survey the relationship between “social,” “administrative,” and “informational” distance and internal labour migration is analysed...
Online gaming and online fantasy sports platforms have experienced tremendous growth and popularity as a result of increasing internet penetration, affordable smartphones, and COVID-19-linked social...
Employing bank-level supervisory data, the paper examines the efficacy of the macroprudential policy in managing systemic risk in India. It analyses the effect of dynamic risk weights and...
On one hand the BJP defines SC, BC castes as Hindus, and on the other hy banning beef denies them their age-old food habits. If beef is banned it will he the beginning of the end of the country's...
Poverty as a concept is closely related to inequality. Given the average income level, a higher level of inequality (reflected by the usual measures) will tend to be associated with a higher level of...
The assertion of autonomous dalit women's organisations in the 1990s threw up several crucial theoretical and political challenges, besides underlining the brahmanism of the feminist movement and the...
This paper examines the role of 'Hinduism' in the course of socio-historical development in the Indian subcontinent, how there has been a gradual process of construction of a 'Hindu', community and...
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Kunde Habba is a way for the indigenous Kodava community to show their resistance to the exploitation of their resources, land and bodies by the planters of Coorg.
Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha espouses a problematic understanding of marital rape by sympathising with the perpetrator and trivialising the trauma of the survivor.
The Space We’re In and In the Meadow of Fantasies open up space for talking about disability in ways that are delightfully simple and evocative.
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The paper attempts to forecast the growth pattern of the COVID-19 spread in India and examines the impact of the lockdown on its spread and deaths. Comparing different models for short-term forecasts...
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These quotes are taken from the article “ Debating Metro Car Shed: Lessons for Aarey Movement ” by Sulakshana Mahajan The article argues that the Aarey metro car shed is an attempt to make the best...
The crisis of COVID-19 vaccines in India is a consequence of government policies dating back decades. Private foundations led by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have engineered a shift in...
The government’s narrative on vaccination should reflect sincerity, truth and transparency.
