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R&D tax credit policy, product development, and welfare gains

Over the past two decades or so, India has had a targeted R&D tax credit policy to incentivise innovation within firms in strategic sectors. This article shows that small and medium firms responded to...

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Productivity & Innovation

Marriage and motherhood: Rethinking women’s employment in rural contexts

While “child penalties” for women in the labour market are well-documented in high- and middle-income countries, how the events of marriage and childbirth play out for women in largely informal ec...

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Compulsory or voluntary licensing? India’s strategic dilemma in access to medicines

India faces a critical dilemma in balancing intellectual property rights with public health imperatives through compulsory licensing and voluntary licensing mechanisms under the TRIPS Agreement. Drawi...

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Building State capacity for accelerating development through effective governance

In a new edition of I4I conversations, Maitreesh Ghatak (London School of Economics) is joined by Karthik Muralidharan (University of California, San Diego) to discuss his new book, Accelerating India...

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Enhancing the State's implementation capacity: Lessons from Delhi schools

In a new edition of I4I conversations, Yamini Aiyar is joined by Shrayana Bhattacharya to discuss her new book, Lessons in State Capacity from Delhi Schools.

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Managing India’s demographic transition

India’s population is expected to peak at about 1.7 billion in 2064, and while the current median age is only 28, the share of Indians aged 65 and above will go from 7% to 20% in the next 40 years o...

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A tale of two sectors in India’s digital transition

India digitalisation, digital transition India, demonetisation impact, digital payments, e-readiness index, ICT labour, skilled labour shortage, manufacturing sector India, services sector productivit...

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Productivity & Innovation
Marriage and motherhood: Rethinking women’s employment in rural contexts

While “child penalties” for women in the labour market are well-documented in high- and middle-income countries, how the events of marriage and childbirth play out for women in largely informal ec...

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Social Identity
Why India’s fintech boom needs to address gender diversity at the top

Indian fintech has expanded rapidly over the past decade, with further growth and job creation expected in the coming years. While there is an increasing number of women-led startups in the sector, gr...

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Social Identity
Compulsory or voluntary licensing? India’s strategic dilemma in access to medicines

India faces a critical dilemma in balancing intellectual property rights with public health imperatives through compulsory licensing and voluntary licensing mechanisms under the TRIPS Agreement. Drawi...

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Productivity & Innovation
क्या भाषा एक सेतु है या अवरोध? भाषाई दूरी तथा महिलाओं और बच्चों का स्वास्थ्य

भारत भाषाई विविधता वाला एक देश है जहाँ देश के अंदर बहुत सारे लोग एक स्थान से द...

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Hindu-Muslim fertility differentials in India: An update

Building on past research, Saswata Ghosh and Pallabi Das estimate the state- and district-level fertility differentials between Hindus and Muslims using data from the latest round of the NFHS. They sh...

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Social Identity
Unique Health Identification and Aadhaar: A case for mandatory linkage

As part of the Digital India initiative, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) issues a Unique Health Identification (UHID) number to each patient, which documents their entire journey in th...

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Governance
Land in India: Market price vs. fundamental value

The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2015, is focused on protecting the few home buyers who can afford to buy homes but does not address the issue of high land prices, which is a very se...

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Macroeconomics
Hindu-Muslim fertility differentials in India: District-level estimates from Census 2011

The 2011 Indian Census data show a higher growth rate of Muslim population compared to the Hindu population. This article provides an in-depth picture of Hindu-Muslim fertility differentials at the di...

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Human Development
Land records and titles in India

Land ownership is broadly determined by access to a land title, which protects the rights of the title-holder, and impacts livelihoods, and industrial, economic, and social growth. However, land title...

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International Women’s Day 2025: Towards equality and empowerment

Throughout this week, I4I has been sharing some of the latest evidence and ideas around women’s empowerment to mark International Women’s Day 2025. Discover the five-part series, and more about I4...

Social Identity
Introduction to e-Symposium: Tiger conservation in India

Despite a recent upward trend in tiger populations in India, the tiger remains on the endangered species list. Saving the tiger, therefore, is not a fait accompli but a continuous struggle that must b...

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Ideas@IPF2024 series: Research from NCAER’s India Policy Forum

Every year, National Council of Applied Economic Research hosts the India Policy Forum, a platform where economists and policymakers dissect research ideas for their relevance to public policy. Follo...

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