$244 billion a year: The cost of Canadian wildfire crossing borders across US?A recent study reveals that wildfire smoke poses a significant threat to American health and economy, surpassing many other climate change ...
05 Jun, 2025, 04.18 PM IST
Economic policymakers need a new playbook to tackle unexpected shocksEconomists and policymakers must recognise that the world is changing and reset the existing models that guide decisions. The notion of a s...
24 Oct, 2023, 12.25 AM IST
Measuring deforestation’s true impacts is complicated because this economic activity could offer local benefits — with significant global costs: Benjamin A. Olken"But what makes these calculations even more complex is that at times, there could be local economic benefits — with significant global cos...
01 Jun, 2023, 11.18 PM IST
Working professionals not keen on returning to office, blame the taxing commuteElon Musk argued that working from home is "morally wrong," pointing out that factory, service, and construction workers cannot do it. Howe...
22 May, 2023, 05.41 PM IST
How cereals helped Modi-govt cut inequality in IndiaHigher procurement and free distribution of cereals such as wheat and rice have benefitted the poorest of the poor in India, thus helping l...
09 Jan, 2023, 12.31 PM IST
Does the cryptocurrency crash pose a threat to the financial system?Bitcoin accounts for nearly $600 billion of that value, followed by ethereum, with a $285 billion market cap.
11 May, 2022, 06.51 PM IST
What, me worry? Fed chief's emotional tone can drive markets, study suggestsNew research using artificial intelligence and voice analytics rates Powell as the most negative of the last three chairs of the US central...
21 Jul, 2021, 08.31 PM IST
View: Why India's corporate profits show a reverse trend despite the rise of superstar firmsIn a perennially capital-starved country, further constrained by leveraged corporate balance sheets and reduced business risk appetites, it...
13 Nov, 2020, 07.10 AM IST
Trump ban on visas cost the US economy $100 billion: StudyThe June 22 Proclamation, which barred the entry of H-1B, L-1 and J1 visa holders till the end of the year, was eventually suspended by a U...
21 Oct, 2020, 04.04 PM IST
Rate cuts beyond a point could be counter-productive: ReportThey further said that lowering policy rates below 3.5% could be counterproductive and recommended an activist fiscal policy going forward.
14 Sep, 2020, 11.07 PM IST
US firms with H-1B staff have more chances of landing fundsUS firms with H-1B staff file more patents, generating significant economic value, according to a working paper by researchers for the Nati...
12 Nov, 2019, 08.08 AM IST
- Poke Me: Why taxing the rich more is inefficient
Raise taxes on the rich, and the rich will respond by cutting back on efforts to bolster their businesses and their own incomes.
14 Feb, 2013, 04.14 PM IST
Can services-led growth continue?There is a mystery within a mystery: a big chunk of services growth has come from traditional services not targeted by reforms.
06 Jul, 2011, 07.42 AM IST
- Labour productivity in India, 15% of US productivity
Despite rapid growth over the last decade, labour productivity in India is still much lower than in many other countries. According to the ...
12 Feb, 2011, 03.08 AM IST
- Unravelling mystery of total factor productivity in growth
Since there is a limit to how much the supply of either labour or capital can be increased
28 Aug, 2007, 03.33 AM IST
- Trade openness good for both rich & poor countries
Trade not aid’ has been the rallying cry of not only free trade enthusiasts but increasingly of development economists as well.
18 Jun, 2007, 02.17 AM IST
- Securing Budget for future FMs
For the first time in many years, policy making and, more immediately, the forthcoming Union Budget have become hostage to inflation concer...
26 Feb, 2007, 02.18 AM IST