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Looking forward to chairing the session and engaging with the papers under Labour and Welfare on day 2 of the conference on Emerging Welfare State in India organised by Jindal School of Government & Public Policy (JSGP) JGU (8-9 Nov) Registration details in the thread below.

Happy to share our paper based on our learnings from using paradata as a tool to monitor survey quality, written with Deepti Goel onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dp…

My review of #ArvindPanagariya's latest book where he attempts to show what was wrong with #Nehru's economic model for India and how #sardarvallabhbhaipatel would have done a much better job as #PM.

Opportunity to work on exciting projects with the smartest, kindest academics!

The first conference of the year began with some great talks, constructive feedback, & the most warm hospitality. At the annual conference on public finance and public policy at CTRPFP in CSSS. #JSGP_JGU #JindalGlobalUNI

Is better living assured w/ falling unemp numbers? Data suggest not. Deteriorating livelihood conditions + overwhelming majority (55%) in low-productivity jobs are suggestive of econ distress rather than econ dynamism gen by the growth process. I write w/Maitreesh Ghatak Jitendra

Scanned copy of the print version today.

Worsening Livelihood Conditions, High Share of Low-Productivity Work Concerning: Experts Official data suggests people are employing themselves amid falling or stagnating earnings and growing inflation, three scholars said. #Labour thewire.in/labour/worseni…

Looking forward to having C.P. Chandrasekhar and Suranjali Tandon discussing #Budget2025 on campus, 12th Feb, 2 PM. Jindal School of Government & Public Policy (JSGP) JGU R. Sudarshan

Fantastic place to start your postdoc journey from. Get mentored by, and work closely with the inimitable Rosa, Amit Basole, among others.

Most of India’s workers must work extremely long hours to earn a living. The reason: Indian industry derives its competitive advantage from cheap labour rather than innovation. Captains of the Indian industry have been shooting themselves in the foot. Hindu IIT Delhi Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) - NUS

We find signs of distress emp w/ much of the ⬆️ in household incomes b/w 2017-18 & 2023-24 coming from more individuals working in households instead of more earnings for the workers. ⬆️ pc avg hh inc - 18% ⬆️ per worker hh inc - 2% ⬆️ workforce participation rate within hh - 18%

Professional Update - Very excited to take on the role of Director of the Jindal Institute of Haryana Studies (JIHS) JGU. We invite applications for the position of #ResearchAssociates for the Institute. Details below. Please reach out for more information.

Good to see new centres of state/regional studies being set up. Much needed! Do apply if you fit the bill:

10 days to the deadline - 31 May. Apply &/or circulate in your networks.

Presented new work w/ Maitreesh Ghatak & Jitendra International Association for Feminist Economics, comparing worker productivity across emp forms to assess #employmentquality in India's growing workforce—proposing methods to measure productivity of #unpaidhelpers. Great to be UMass Amherst after ~8 months of visa drama!

Delighted to join as a collaborator ITCILO’s ‘Future Leaders in the World of Work’. Delivered a full-day training to a diverse young cohort on leveraging data to inform actionable, youth-driven policy recommendations for advancing decent work. #FutureOfWork Carlotta Clivio

Too too kind, thank you! Congratulations on curating such a stellar programme! Excited for this collaboration, and looking forward to reading the final reports.