Harsh and I have co-authored a piece on which political parties gain and lose from India’s economic liberalization: …Indians are not politically free. Those wielding power and influence can manipulate and coerce their fellow citizens with impunity because of the…
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Technology For Agriculture Productivity
Harsh and I have co-authored a piece on why bottom-up structural reforms rather than continuous monetary stimuli is necessary for the world economy: It is short-sighted and immature to attribute wholly the issue of farmer suicides to any higher priced…
Structural Reforms Rather Than Monetary Stimuli
Harsh and I have co-authored a piece on why bottom-up structural reforms rather than continuous monetary stimuli is necessary for the world economy: It is important to understand that structural reforms—especially in the labor markets like more freedom to hire-and-fire—combined…
Get Going Or Get The Hell Out
If you want to make Apple great again, let’s get going. If not, get the hell out.
– Steve Jobs, 1997
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Bridging India’s Social Capital Deficit
Harsh and I have co-authored a piece on how to bridge India’s social capital deficit: If channelized properly, India’s diversity can be a big competitive advantage relative to other economies. A boost in social capital that contains and reverses the…
Freedom Is Development
Harsh and I have co-authored a piece on why freedom is development (contra Amartya Sen, whose book is titled “Development As Freedom”): …state-enforced egalitarianism is a legitimate position to have and one for which we have some sympathy in a…
Food Stamps For Food Security
Harsh and I have co-authored a piece on bringing efficiency and quality to food welfare: Building on this broad political consensus, the Union government could design a comprehensives program that provides food security to India’s masses in the form of…