

Nirupama Kulkarni
161 posts




Rural roads can help integrate markets and promote economic growth - but who benefits? This article by @vidhyasrajan & @ananyo_brahma shows that India’s national road programme led to ⬆️ service sector entrepreneurship even among marginalised groups ideasforindia.in/topics/macroec…






Most research is about rich countries, even though 76% of the world's population live in middle-income and 9% in low-income countries. This imbalance has important consequences for what tools, products and policies are available to decision-makers in the South.



We need more books in economics. They allow sustained argument & broader kinds of evidence. Problem is not just that economists don't write so many books, it's that economists don't routinely read them. Bad equilibrium.


There’s been much discussion in recent days about Economics’ race problem. Some of what has come out is quite disturbing. I have not said much, but I have listened and thought. Here are a few reflections I want to add. +