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Friday, May 1, 2015

Initial analysis of the economic impact of the Nepal earthquake

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This blog piece is cross-posted on Asian Development Blog . Here is my earlier reflection on the Great Earthquake in Nepal. ADB’s initi...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Tremors and timidity in Nepal

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I am safe for now. Thank you for your concern and support. Stayed in a makeshift camp/tent since Sunday. Hopefully, things will get back to ...
Monday, April 13, 2015

Third highest remittance inflows (% of GDP) to Nepal in 2013

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According to the latest Migration and Development Brief (No.24 ), official remittance inflows to Nepal reached 28.8% of GDP in 2013, which m...
Sunday, April 12, 2015

Identifying the growth hotspots in India

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A new McKinsey Institute report identifies growth hotspots (or investable pockets of growth) in India for the next decade. It takes into ac...
Friday, April 10, 2015

Need for higher public capital spending to close infrastructure deficit in Nepal

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Capital spending has been persistently weak, with both planned and actual spending languishing far below what is required to close the infra...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Are economies facing reduced level and growth rate of potential output?

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The latest World Economic Outlook (April 2015) by the IMF focuses on potential output growth . It argues that the world economy is facing a...
Monday, April 6, 2015

The reasons behind Indian (and South Asian) children being short

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Here is an abstract from a paper by Jayachandran and Pande titled “ Why Are Indian Children So Short ?”: India's child stunting ra...