Articles|Topic - Productivity & Innovation|Author: David Agrawal (University of Kentucky), Laura Zimmermann (University of Georgia).
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/governance/do-value-added-taxes-benefit-firms-evidence-from-the-adoption-of-state-specific-value-added-taxes.html

Articles|Topic - Social identity|Authors: Gaurav Dhamija (Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad), Punarjit Roychowdhury (Shiv Nadar University).
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/social-identity/hypergamy-violation-and-domestic-violence.html

Articles|Topic - Macroeconomics|Authors: Rachel Cho, Markus Eberhardt (University of Nottingham), Rodolphe Desbordes (SKEMA Business School).
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/macroeconomics/little-evidence-for-too-much-finance.html

Articles|Topic - Poverty & Inequality|Authors: Irma Clots-Figueras (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid), Amrit Amirapu, Bansi Malde, Anirban Mitra, Zaki Wahhaj (University of Kent), Debayan Pakrashi (Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur).
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/poverty-inequality/using-personalised-information-delivery-to-improve-uptake-of-emergency-government-benefits.html

On #WorldBicycleDay, read this #I4IArchives article examining Bihar government scheme which gave grade 9 girls cash to buy bicycles for school. Beneficiaries were more likely to finish education, seek non-agricultural jobs & delay marriage but many weren't permitted to work
https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/social-identity/wheels-of-power-long-term-effects-of-the-bihar-cycle-programme.html

Perspectives|Topic - Environment|Author: Nikita Sharma (The IGC).
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/environment/in-extremity-and-externality-need-for-policies-to-protect-children-from-environmental-crises.html

Perspectives | Topic - Agriculture | Authors: Sandeep Kumar (Ministry of MSME), Anshuman Kamila, Ritika Bansal (Ministry of Finance)
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/agriculture/addressing-the-economic-trade-offs-of-interlinkages-in-contemporary-agrarian-markets.html

With farmers depending on non-institutional sources for their credit requirements, increasing access to formal credit can reduce the dominance of arhatiyas in interlinked agricultural transactions across crop and credit markets, in favour of farmers. Read more: https://rb.gy/wwohn6

Perspectives | Topic - Agriculture | Authors: Suresh Kumar & Subhasis Mandal (ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal).
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/agriculture/wheat-export-ban-and-heat-stress-balancing-the-trade-off-between-food-security-and-farmers-income.html

India’s wheat export ban on 14 May reinforces the allegation of the government being biased toward consumers at the cost of farmers.
Read more about the current domestic and global pressures on wheat production, supply and trade here:
https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/agriculture/wheat-export-ban-and-heat-stress-balancing-the-trade-off-between-food-security-and-farmers-income.html

Articles | Topic - Poverty & Inequality | Authors: Pallavi Choudhuri, Santanu Pramanik (NCAER), Sonalde Desai (University of Maryland).
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/poverty-inequality/urban-exclusion-of-social-protection-programmes-in-india-in-the-wake-of-the-pandemic.html

Articles | Topic -Money & Finance | Authors: Gabriele Ciminelli (OECD), John Rogers & Wenbin Wu (Fudan University).
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/money-finance/not-exactly-bad-news-fed-tightening-cycle-s-implications-for-emerging-markets.html

Perspecives | Topic -Environment | Author: Anant Sudarshan(Energy Policy Institute at Chicago).
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/environment/the-role-of-regulatory-innovation-in-reversing-india-s-environmental-degradation.html

Articles | Topic -Social Identity| Authors: Reshmaan Hussam (Harvard Business School), Erin Kelley (World Bank), Gregory Lane (American University), Fatima Zahra (New York University).
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/social-identity/the-psychosocial-value-of-employment-evidence-from-a-refugee-camp.html

Articles | Topic -Human Development| Authors: Geeta Gandhi Kingdon (University College London), Sandip Datta (Delhi School of Economics).
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/human-development/assessing-the-extent-and-fiscal-cost-of-teacher-shortages-in-india.html

Articles | Topic -Social Identity| Authors: Arnab Datta, Richard Green (University of Southern California), Sahil Gandhi (University of Manchester).
Read more: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/social-identity/urban-indias-housing-supply-response-to-migration-induced-demand.html

This #MSMEDay, revisit research from the #I4IArchives evaluating the health, status, and growth of micro, small and medium enterprises in India over the years


(1/8) 𝗢𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟭-𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟭, 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟰𝟱% 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/macroeconomics/firm-survival-in-india-status-of-firms-formed-over-the-last-30-years.html

(2/8) 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟳-𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹-𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 ⬆️ 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁–𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/macroeconomics/how-did-de-reservation-of-small-scale-industry-affect-employment.html

(3/8) 𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟯𝟲𝟬 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱-𝟭𝟵 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼-𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/macroeconomics/covid-19-crisis-and-health-of-small-businesses-findings-from-a-primary-survey.html

(4/8) 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗦𝗠𝗘𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻 ⬆️ 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹-𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗽𝘂𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/governance/is-small-beautiful-a-critical-evaluation-of-msme-policy-and-performance-in-india.html

(5/8) 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 (𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲). 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 (𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲) 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/macroeconomics/how-foreign-inflows-impact-indian-manufacturing-firms.html

(6/8)⬆️ 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻 ⬆️ 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹-𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 ⬆️ 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀– 𝗲𝘀𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀 & 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/trade/import-competition-formalisation-and-the-role-of-contract-workers.html

(7/8) 𝗔𝗻 𝗥𝗖𝗧 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗦𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱, 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/money-finance/using-contract-price-to-identify-right-clients-for-flexible-microfinance.html

(8/8) 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱-𝟭𝟵 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗦𝗠𝗘𝘀 & 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/macroeconomics/covid-19-and-the-msme-sector-the-identification-problem.html

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Watch/listen to the 10th edition of I4I Conversations w/ Farzana Afridi (ISI, Delhi Centre), Dr K Rajeswara Rao and Dr Sakshi Khurana (@NITIAayog) discussing the gig economy and job-matching, with reference to the 'India's Booming Gig and Platform Economy' report.
https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/productivity-innovation/leveraging-digital-labour-markets-to-increase-employment-opportunities.html