Economic growth is a moral imperative. Research undertaken on Economic Policy focuses on policies that can affect growth - from government interventions that distort market functioning to revenue and expenditure of governments to Free Trade Agreements with other countries. Part of the focus area is also technology governance with an economic underpinning - platform economics and competition.
| FOCUS AREAS | Economic Policy · Geoeconomics · Information Economics · Public Finance |
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| COURSES | GCPP — Advanced Public Policy |
A three-part response to the pandemic — immediate disaster relief through direct cash transfers and liquidity support, a stimulus for economic revival, and a multi-year reconstruction programme built on infrastructure, health, technology, and regulatory reform.
Read the paper →We analyse the outcomes of various government interventions in markets, such as prohibition and bans, price controls, and taxes and subsidies - including industrial policies, and propose ways to achieve the intended objectives with lower distortions.
Explore →We focus on India's trade relationship with other countries and makes the case for a liberal trade regime to support India's growth in a global environment that is increasingly protectionist. It aims to recommend trade and industrial policy to navigate the changing geoeconomic landscape.
The economics of multi-sided platforms is an important area of research that looks at preserving the benefits delivered by the big tech firms, while ensuring fair competition and consumer welfare.
We analyse public authorities' revenue and expenditure position at various levels - union, state and local. We analyse the allocation of economic resources and evaluate the government's role in providing services, subsidies, and welfare payments.
