Flawed claims about NREGA implementation
It is good to know that rural development secretary Amarjeet Sinha felt MGNREGA implementation could be improved. But his assessments are far …
Why the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize for Economics matter for me
The puzzle of who receives the novel prize is in itself a bit like an equation
The curious case of randomness
Cheer for the Nobel, but randomised controlled trials can't be the quick-fix for all problems
Good Economics from Hard Times: No one leaves home unless...
In their new book nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo debunk myths about migration. Excerpts:
Economics Nobel 2019: Why Banerjee, Duflo and Kremer won
Through the award, the Nobel committee recognised both the significance of development economics in the world today and the innovative approaches …
Finding meaning in a career in science: Experts share their stories
Without this 360-degree view of climate science, we are likely to keep breeding narrow-minded climate communicators