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Care economy in India: EAC-PM working paper lays out a roadmap economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/car…
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India’s care economy is large, invisible & underinvested. It is one of the largest untapped economic opportunities. Latest Working Paper by Dr. @shamikaravi, @mitalinikore, @hazbhabesh & @psindhuja_ urges a re-imagination-care must be treated as social & economic infrastructure
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How to create an open market for development ideas? The need to work closely with policymakers remains critical. Thankfully the donors are now gradually moving away from RCTs. The journal editors need to as well… to ease the overall supply chain.
Jesús Fernández-Villaverde@JesusFerna7026
A fundamental lesson from my posts these last two weeks on modernization, industrial policy, and development is that development economics should be about understanding why South Korea got rich but Bolivia did not. The current field has largely given up on that question. Sharply identified RCTs on small micro programs are a fine way to publish in the AER and get tenure at a fancy university, but a profession that knows everything about microfinance impact evaluations and almost nothing about industrialization has misallocated its own intellectual capital on a pretty heroic scale. Four images of Seoul:
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A symphony of nature 🌸 in Sikkim!
PM @narendramodi visited the Orchidarium in Gangtok and appreciated Sikkim’s rich biodiversity, which highlights a deep commitment to sustainable living and conservation.
#IncredibleIndia #BemisaalBharat
@MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @tourismgoi
Narendra Modi@narendramodi
Visited the Orchidarium in Gangtok and was mesmerised by its beauty. Sikkim’s rich biodiversity is truly extraordinary. Such efforts reflect our deep harmony with nature. They also inspire us towards conservation and sustainable living.
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Tobacco consumption is rising fast, spreading wider, and embedding itself deeper into the lives of poorer households - just as the state expands publicly funded healthcare. Latest working paper by Dr. @ShamikaRavi and @Partha_Protim05 1/15
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Honourable Member Dr. @ShamikaRavi built "India's Diet & Nutrition Dashboard"- exploring what Indian households eat, what they spend, what they can afford, how diverse & nutrition adequate their diets are & what has changed over the the last decade.
…-diet-nutrition-dashboard.netlify.app
Prof. Shamika Ravi@ShamikaRavi
Introducing a new age of policy research and impact using AI: “India’s Diet & Nutrition Dashboard Suite” @EACtoPM @GoIStats @muditkapoor …-diet-nutrition-dashboard.netlify.app
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Saw ships from global seafaring cultures at the entrance of the Vatican Museums. India is missing here despite a deep maritime heritage. @sanjeevsanyal sir's voyage on @INSVKaundinya is a step in reigniting this culture in India.
#Navy #insvkaundinya #atmanirbhar
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How India's poor went on a 'durable' shopping spree ecoti.in/3NqCiY
India's poorest households are now buying more durable goods like bikes, cars and fridges. Mobile phones are almost everywhere. This shows a narrowing gap between the rich and the poor in owning key assets. Spending on food has decreased as non-food items, especially durables, take up more of the budget. This shift reflects improved living standards across the country.
@ShamikaRavi
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From Roti-Kapda to Refrigerator-Mobile phone: changes in durable ownership and spending patterns are telling us that Indian households are navigating rising incomes and preparing for a new standard of living. @psindhuja_95
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Read the latest Op-Ed with @ShamikaRavi ma'am on how India's consumption patterns are changing - from Roti-Kapda to Refrigerators-Mobiles ⬇️
Economic Times@EconomicTimes
Why policy must keep pace with the structural shift in India's spending patterns economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-com…
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@timesofindia- Many have asked me if this research and data work is by Richa Gandhi, ToI who has actually covered the report (partly).
Request a clear and accurate citation naming the authors and the paper. It is the bare minimum when using research work produced by others.
Prasanna Viswanathan@prasannavishy
India’s poorest households just lived through a decade of historic upgrade. Staggering scale of transformation. • Rural vehicle ownership jumped 6%→47% • Urban poorest owning bikes/cars grew 20%→60% • Fridges, not long ago considered a luxury, now reach 46% rural and 58% urban among the poorest • Mobile phones are now universal with 94%+ even among the bottom 40%. • States like Telangana, Karnataka, UP, MP posted the steepest gains ever recorded
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A snapshot of the latest research on #consumerdurables from our @EACtoPM working paper, covered by @timesofindia.
Read full paper here: eacpm.gov.in/wp-content/upl…
Prasanna Viswanathan@prasannavishy
India’s poorest households just lived through a decade of historic upgrade. Staggering scale of transformation. • Rural vehicle ownership jumped 6%→47% • Urban poorest owning bikes/cars grew 20%→60% • Fridges, not long ago considered a luxury, now reach 46% rural and 58% urban among the poorest • Mobile phones are now universal with 94%+ even among the bottom 40%. • States like Telangana, Karnataka, UP, MP posted the steepest gains ever recorded
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This is how foundations for improved productivity is laid. Improved+faster mobility, reduced food waste (and preparation time), increased variety of services that can be offered via ubiquitous 4G/5G connectivity and smartphones.
@ShamikaRavi’s report: eacpm.gov.in/wp-content/upl…
Prasanna Viswanathan@prasannavishy
India’s poorest households just lived through a decade of historic upgrade. Staggering scale of transformation. • Rural vehicle ownership jumped 6%→47% • Urban poorest owning bikes/cars grew 20%→60% • Fridges, not long ago considered a luxury, now reach 46% rural and 58% urban among the poorest • Mobile phones are now universal with 94%+ even among the bottom 40%. • States like Telangana, Karnataka, UP, MP posted the steepest gains ever recorded
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Indians are consuming differently from 12 years back. Spending on durables is shifting away from basic items like clothing & footwear towards electronic appliances and personal goods. There is rapid convergence between rural & urban households, as well as between the bottom 40% and the rest. There are also some unexpected turns, e.g. TV ownership of Bottom 40% > richest 20% in urban areas. There are fascinating differences across states. Read much more in my latest paper with @psindhuja_95 👇
EAC-PM@EACtoPM
Long-term consumption pattern of Indian households have changed significantly from 2011-12 to 2023-24. Particularly, expenditure on Durable Goods is increasing and ownership of key durable assets has become more widespread. Latest paper by @ShamikaRavi & Sindhuja Penumarty 1/9
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A story of convergence: Across the four key assets, ownership gaps have narrowed significantly between the highest (Top 20% Households) and lowest (Bottom 40% Households) consumption classes. Convergence is stronger in urban areas with gaps narrowing more rapidly. 7/9
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Long-term consumption pattern of Indian households have changed significantly from 2011-12 to 2023-24. Particularly, expenditure on Durable Goods is increasing and ownership of key durable assets has become more widespread. Latest paper by @ShamikaRavi & Sindhuja Penumarty 1/9
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As India’s total fertility rate drops, we must focus on the gap between how many children families want and how many they actually have. Our policies could avert the demographic mistakes of rich countries by supporting the traditional institution of family.
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Swachh Bharat Mission: Intended and Unintended Consequences. My essay with Sindhuja Penumarty for @TheWilsonCenter
newsecuritybeat.org/2024/12/swachh…
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What’s the most British phrase of all-time?
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