Himanshu Jha on Institutional Change in India

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Shoumitro Chatterjee on Agricultural Markets in India: In this episode, Shruti talks with Shoumitro Chatterjee about farms and farm policy in India, particularly in terms of government subsidies and other state intervention in agricultural markets. Chatterjee is an assistant professor of economics at... by Ideas of India

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Chandra Bhan Prasad on Ambedkarism, Caste, and Dalit Capitalism: In this episode, Shruti and Chandra Bhan Prasad discuss the legacy of philosophy of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, the status of Dalits in India and the importance of entrepreneurship. Prasad is an Indian journalist, political commentator and activist, an... by Ideas of India

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Viral Acharya on Restoring Financial Stability in India: Today’s guest is Viral Acharya, who is the C.V. Starr Professor of Economics in the Department of Finance at New York University’s Stern School of Business. His recent book, Quest for Restoring Financial Stability in India is an... by Ideas of India

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Adam Auerbach on Slum Residents Demanding Development: Shruti talks with Adam Auerbach about competition, creative problem-solving, and formalizing political activity in India’s urban slums. In this episode, Shruti spoke with Adam Auerbach about his 2019 book, . Auerbach is an assistant professor in the... by Ideas of India

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Sriya Iyer on the Economics of Religion in India: How this work sheds light on recent of nationalism in India. by Ideas of India

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Salil Tripathi on Lessons from Bangladesh for India: Shruti Rajagopalan and Salil Tripathi discuss linguistic nationalism, the Bangladeshi economy, the role of women and more. by Ideas of India

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Proma Ray Chaudhury on Gender and Women's Political Participation: The fourth scholar in our young scholars series is , a PhD Candidate at the School of Law and Government in Dublin City University under the EU Marie Curie ETN Global India Project, working on gender and women’s political participation in... by Ideas of India

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Vaishnavi Surendra on the Moneylender as Middleman in Rural India: For the next few weeks, I will be speaking to young doctoral and post-doctoral candidates entering the academic and policy works about their newly minted research on Indian political economy. The first scholar in our young scholars’ series is .... by Ideas of India

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Himanshu Jha on Institutional Change in India: In this episode, Shruti talks to Himanshu Jha about his recent book, . Himanshu is a lecturer and research fellow in the Department of Political Science at the South Asia Institute at Heidelberg University in Germany. Follow Shruti on... by Ideas of India

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Milan Vaishnav on How Indian-Americans View India: In this episode, Shruti speaks with Milan Vaishnav about a report, , in which he and his co-authors ( and ) conducted a survey about the political beliefs of Indian Americans. They discuss the results of the survey and talk about how the Indian... by Ideas of India

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Rohit Ticku on Temple Desecrations and Same-Sex Marriage Laws: For the next few weeks I will be speaking to young doctoral and post-doctoral candidates entering the academic job market and the policy world about their newly minted research on Indian political economy. The next scholar in our young scholar series... by Ideas of India

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Tanu Kumar on the Connection Between Housing Subsidies and Political Activity: For the next few weeks I will be speaking to young doctoral and post-doctoral candidates entering the academic job market and the policy world about their newly minted research on Indian political economy. The third scholar in our young scholars... by Ideas of India

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Vaidehi Tandel on Urban Economics in India: The fifth scholar in our young scholars series, . She is an economist specializing in urban political economy and policy in India. I spoke with Vaidehi about her work on urban economics in India, in particular, her paper on “ (with Komal Hiranandani... by Ideas of India

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Kim Fe Cramer on How Access to Banking Can Improve Health Outcomes: Shruti Rajagopalan and Kim Fe Cramer discuss the effects of financial sector penetration on health and why those effects occur. by Ideas of India

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Keshav Desiraju on Traditional Indian Music and the Legacy of M. S. Subbulakshmi: In this episode, Shruti and Keshav Desiraju discuss Indian musical traditions, devadasi women and the music of M. S. Subbulakshmi. Desiraju is the author of “.” He has recently retired from a career with the Indian Administrative Service and in... by Ideas of India

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Chhavi Tiwari on Internal Migration for Aspiration vs. Compulsion: Shruti Rajagopalan and Chhavi Tiwari discuss seasonal and permanent migration patterns, female labor-force participation and more. by Ideas of India

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Virginia Postrel on the History of Textiles and their Economic Relevance Throughout the World: In this episode, Shruti and Virginia Postrel discuss her latest book, “.” They talk about different methods of dyeing, spinning as a feminine occupation, the textile trade in the 17th and 18th centuries, how technological changes disrupted the... by Ideas of India

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Yashica Dutt on Coming Out as Dalit: Shruti Rajagopalan and Yashica Dutt discuss India’s caste system and how it continues to harm lower-caste Indians today. by Ideas of India

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Arvind Panagariya on Free Trade and Prosperity: In this episode, Shruti spoke with Arvind Panagariya about his book, . Panagariya is Professor of Economics and the Jagdish Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy at Columbia University. From January 2015 to August 2017, he served as the... by Ideas of India

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Kunal Mangal on Government Jobs and the Labor Market in India: This episode is the sixth and final installment of a series in which Shruti speaks with doctoral candidates and postdoctoral scholars about their research as they enter the job market and the world of academia. The featured Vaishnavi Surendra, the ... by Ideas of India

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Neha Gupta on Creating Affordable Housing: Shruti Rajagopalan talks with Neha Gupta about housing supply, effects of policy reforms and more. by Ideas of India

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Alice Evans on The Great Gender Divergence: In this episode, Shruti talks with Alice Evans about issues affecting women in India, including single-gender education, son preference, social media and many others. Evans is a lecturer at King’s College London and a faculty associate at the Center... by Ideas of India

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Amartya Lahiri on Fostering Economic Growth: Shruti Rajagopalan talks with Amartya Lahiri about monetary policy, regime uncertainty, inequality after liberalization, and much more. by Ideas of India

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Ashok Krish on Indian Food, Carnatic Music, and the Future of the Workplace: Shruti and Ashok Krish discuss art, culture, and life. by Ideas of India

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Apurav Bhatiya on Synchronized Elections and Voter Behavior: Shruti Rajagopalan and Apurav Bhatiya discuss the effects of simultaneous federal and local elections on citizens’ democratic engagement. by Ideas of India

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Arkadev Ghosh on Religious Divisions and Production Technology: Shruti Rajagopalan talks with Arkadev Ghosh about the economic and interpersonal effects of combining Hindus and Muslims in factory work groups in India. by Ideas of India

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Himanshu Jha on Institutional Change in India

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