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Kaushik Basu

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ARTICLES BY KAUSHIK BASU

Pedestrian traffic lights are designed to facilitate the smooth flow of traffic and occasionally allow pedestrians to cross.

The economic consequences of legal behaviour: Letter or spirit?

4 min read . 21 Mar 2024

Keynes envisioned a more equitable world where individuals could enjoy unprecedented prosperity, free from economic anxieties.

We can’t hope to attain Keynes’ equitable society without policy intervention

4 min read . 26 Feb 2024

Solow’s work has had a profound impact on global policymaking, especially on East Asia’s so-called ‘tiger’ economies during their take-off. (Bloomberg)

Robert Solow: Nobel laureate and an exemplary human being

4 min read . 17 Jan 2024

Danny Quah projects that by 2050, the world’s economic centre will settle between India and China.

The world should stay vigilant over a debt crisis in the Global South

4 min read . 02 Jan 2024

Globalization of finance and supply chains has enabled wealthy and powerful countries to affect the well-being of people far beyond their borders.

The world must fight inequality to safeguard ideals of democracy

4 min read . 29 Oct 2023

Jobs in the Indian manufacturing sector are disappearing, leaving the country’s agricultural sector employing a growing share of the workforce. (AP)

Indian economic prospects may require a more realistic analysis

4 min read . 05 Sep 2023

While the Ukrainians might win a conventional war, as some Western commentators have predicted, the risk that Russian President Vladimir Putin would put his massive nuclear arsenal to use is often downplayed.

Nato’s endgame on Ukraine will need regime change in Moscow

4 min read . 19 Jul 2023

policymakers could impose fines on state officials who take bribes or reward citizens who report such crimes

Anti-corruption drives that turn cronyist can worsen the scourge

3 min read . 06 Jul 2023

This is such a new world that even those working on artificial intelligence (AI) do not know where their inventions will ultimately take us. A law enacted with the best intentions can still backfire. (iStockphoto)

Governance must keep pace with an increasingly unknown future

4 min read . 08 Jun 2023

File: Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund held in Washington.

Can the global economy avoid a lost decade of expansion ahead?

3 min read . 23 May 2023

It’s time for the world to address dangerous deficits of democracy

4 min read . 04 Apr 2023

Photo: Bloomberg

Let’s not draw the wrong lessons from Singapore’s grand success

3 min read . 15 Mar 2023

A Bengal school shows how pride can be a source of service quality

4 min read . 27 Jan 2023

This year, the G20 could take a giant step forward by enabling several smaller countries to participate in its deliberations and make their voices heard.

India should propose a G Minor at the G20 for greater inclusion

4 min read . 09 Jan 2023

Mainstream economics tells us that people’s goals and ambitions are ‘exogenously’ given, meaning they are hardwired into us. (Action Images)

Political moderation is the loser if electors behave more like fans

4 min read . 11 Dec 2022

Today’s inflationary pressures are nothing like the hyperinflationary episodes of the 20th century. Photo: AFP

The link between inflation and political fortunes

4 min read . 08 Nov 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Authoritarian rulers have a knack for staying in power despite their brutality. Photo: AP

Know the ‘Incarceration Game’ that perpetuates power

4 min read . 06 Oct 2022

it is wrong to equate current strong wage increases in the US with inflation.. Photo: AFP

Why the Fed is reading US labour market wrong

4 min read . 08 Sep 2022

When Sri Lanka defaulted on its foreign debt, rather than turning to the IMF, whose rescue programmes require tough policy reforms, it approached China for a fresh loan. Photo: Reuters

IMF must act to rescue Sri Lanka

4 min read . 22 Jul 2022

In Bengal’s tribal belt, schools reward persistence of hope

4 min read . 07 Jul 2022