I have said this before. There are few people I follow keenly and Rathin Roy is one of them. So when Rathin speaks, I immediately watch. Some of his ideas have been repeated multiple times, however, they are so important that they should be hammered again and again. Yesterday the other podcast I like ended... Continue Reading →
My Tryst with Reverse Auction: Concepts, Chaos and Connecting the Dots…
I recently participated in a tender process which culminated in a Reverse Auction. It was an insightful experience for me and hence I thought of sharing here. For the uninitiated, Government departments or Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) award contracts via tendering process. The bidders are evaluated on the basis of total value (i.e. Technical + Commercial)... Continue Reading →
Neelkanth Mishra on Money
A masterclass by Neelkanth Mishra on how central bank creates money and other related things. Liked his take on what "money" is and cryptocurrency https://youtu.be/zww9NAV3jMc?si=2nr7GSBg3R-24Fa0
Idea of Fairness
Economists agree about efficiency. That is, they agree that it makes sense to make the economic pie as large as possible and to bake it at the lowest possible cost. But they do not agree about equity? Not really. They do not agree about what are fair shares of the economic pie for all the... Continue Reading →
Understanding India’s Slowdown
Here is a good podcast on the topic of India's slowdown. Though I don't like Saurabh Mukherjea much and don't follow him regularly I enjoyed his commentary on the Macro environment and analysis of what led to slowing down of India's economy. https://youtu.be/XPY-otYRMkw?si=FydKdBOZwRx4UrsI
Parag Kar’s Youtube Channel – An Unexplored, Underrated Gem!
Social Media is a weird thing. Sometimes (actually a lot often) totally nonsense/useless content goes "viral" and gets disproportionate views/reviews and comments and a lot of times a few rare hidden gems remain hidden. My endeavor always is to find hidden gems. I often get a feeling that there is some genius I am missing... Continue Reading →
Glass Permanently Half Full: India’s Tryst with Middle Income Trap
If you are interested in Economics and follow India's GDP growth story, you would have heard the discussion about Middle Income Trap. It's a simple problem statement. Can India become rich before she becomes old. The demographic dividend is in favour of Indja, with a huge population below the age of 30. However, the slowing... Continue Reading →
RIP Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman, who changed psychology and economics forever, dies at 90. He is best known for his behavioural economics theory (cognitive biases and heuristics) for which he won Nobel Prize. His book Thinking Fast and Slow which became a huge success is one of the top few books which very few have read completely. Here... Continue Reading →
Raghuram Rajan Is Braking The Mould
Raghuram Rajan is one of the most articulate and balanced thinker India has in the current era. I find him very logical and persuasive in his arguments and agree with most of his views (well, also because he is a Congress sympathiser and hopefully he'll become a FM some day). He recently co-authored a book... Continue Reading →
मराठी पॉडकास्ट: Economics and Life ft. Dr. Ashish Kulkarni
काल अचानक शोधता शोधता स्वप्नील करकरे याच्या Youtube चॅनेल वर येऊन थांबलो. माझा Linkedin वरचा connect स्वानंद केळकर याची ह्या channel वरची मुलाखत दिसली. त्याबद्दल पुढच्या ब्लॉग पोस्ट मध्ये लिहीन. पण त्याच वेळेस अजून एक चर्चा नजरेस पडली ती म्हणजे डॉ. आशिष कुलकर्णी या इकॉनॉमिक्स च्या प्रोफेसर ची. स्वप्निलच्या चॅनेलचे नावाचं "econगल्ली" असे आहे. त्यावर तो Economics... Continue Reading →
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