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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Higher productivity growth holds the key to sustained economic and per capita income growth

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A new study (PDF here ) by the McKinsey Global Institute looks at the scenario where population growth slows down (as is happening right no...
Saturday, January 31, 2015

Base year revision: Indian economy grew by 6.9% in FY2014 (2011-12 constant prices)

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India recently revised its base year to better reflect structural changes in the economy since 2004-05, which was the earlier base year. Now...
Monday, January 26, 2015

Why is global poverty so intractable?

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World Bank Chief Economist Kaushik Basu explains : […] it remains largely out of sight for those who are not living it, safely somebod...
Thursday, January 15, 2015

Very large electricity losses in Nepal (34% of total output)

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Electricity losses in Nepal (transmission and distribution) are really large in Nepal (over 34% of total output in 2011). The chart below is...
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Modi-nomics explained in one paragraph

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The one paragraph from an article in The Economist that appropriately describes “Modi-nomics” and differentiates it from those of Thatcher ...
Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Why are oil prices falling globally?

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Net oil importing countries (including those who import only) are enjoying the low petroleum prices in the international market as it helps ...
Friday, January 2, 2015

Seven years of blogging

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First, Happy New Year 2015! Stay happy, healthy, wealthy and wise! Maximize and optimize = A wonderful 2015!! Second, I started blogging on...