The Indian economy, which was facing demand deficiency and slowdown prior to the Covid-
19 outbreak, plunged further with the lockdown. The present exercise represents the current …

This paper suggests a simple analytical framework in terms of which answers to questions of
an optimal food policy package can be fruitfully sought. This, we believe, is a worthwhile …

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the formation of agricultural prices. In particular, we
show that (i) the rate of price increase goes down as we move from the busy to the lean and …

The dominance of the private sector as the provider of healthcare induces inflationary
pressure on the household budget and potentially on the government health budget through …

This entry analyzes the historical evolution of the agrarian economy in South Asia and its
present day predicament. Our focus is on the biggest country of the region, India. We start …

This paper attempts to examine how the region of North Bengal (NB) has been successful in
realizing its growth trajectory to improve the economic and social well-beings and standard …

Generally speaking, the health risk without accompanying sustainable health strategy to be
public good across the globe has propagated the world order in disarray in many …

The purpose of this paper is to examine the economic implications of the effects of levy on
food under a two-sector framework in a developing economy like India. The literature on …

C RANGARAJAN has had the sort of career that many an economist would give a right arm
for. Here's a man who has divided his working life almost equally between academia and …

A recurrent theme in the Indian macroeconomic literature has been the search for the
binding constraint on growth. The focus of attention has shifted over time to include savings …