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SIMON KUZNETS
GDP has no relevance, should not be treated as Bible, Ramayan and Mahabharat: BJP MP Nishikant DubeyParticipating in the discussion on the Taxation Law Amendment Bill and a statutory resolution disapproving the ordinance on the same legisl...
02 Dec, 2019, 07.16 PM IST
View: How randomised control trials have indeed been an effective tool for development economicsAn RCT randomly allocates volunteers to, say, two groups. One is treated with the drug in question, the other with a placebo. There are ove...
28 Oct, 2019, 10.58 PM IST
View: GDP is a flawed way of figuring out how well a country is doing, but it mattersThere are many things wrong with GDP but it also measures the economic performance of a govt.
22 Sep, 2019, 04.08 PM IST
At 7.6%, India is the fastest-growing economy or the best data fudger7.9% growth is something else: a crazy statistical fudge, a delight for emperors in need of clothes, spikes in the hearts of Kuznets. Here ...
03 Jun, 2016, 06.32 PM IST
We must learn to live with growing income inequalityWe should be clearer and less sanctimonious about inequality. Poverty is an absolute concept. Inequality is relative.
07 Oct, 2011, 11.18 AM IST
- ET in the Classroom: GDP Figures
GDP estimates for the second fiscal quarter will be released next Tuesday amid increasing concerns over the quality of data, especially aft...
25 Nov, 2010, 05.37 AM IST