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Monday, September 3, 2012

MGNREGA Sameeksha: Excellent anthology of research studies on the world’s largest public works program

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The Indian government has come out with a comprehensive review of the available reports and papers on MGNREGA, the largest public works prog...
Sunday, September 2, 2012

Load-shedding’s load on the Nepali economy

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It was published in Nepali Times , ISSUE #620 (31 AUG 2012 - 06 SEPT 2012). Load on the economy Besides the inconvenience, long hours ...
Saturday, September 1, 2012

Review of Nepali economy in fiscal year 2011-2012

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The annual macroeconomic update published by the central bank is one of the few government documents I eagerly wait for each year. Finally, ...
Friday, August 31, 2012

Share of Kathmandu valley in national economy

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Ever wondered the share of Kathmandu valley (Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur) in the national economy? Well, it contributed between 23.4 p...
Thursday, August 30, 2012

The effectiveness of policy briefs

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Below is an excerpt from a very interesting paper on the effectiveness of policy briefs (which are basically an evidence-based specific topi...
Monday, August 27, 2012

NEPAL: Making sense of government data and where to find them

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Here are few points that will help simplify your life if you are playing with and trying to make sense of the data provided by various gove...
Friday, August 24, 2012

More load-shedding during the dry season

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As a result of low monsoon rains and increasing demand (estimated to increase by around 100 MW each year), a large portion of Nepali househ...