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Ragini Bhuyan

ARTICLES BY RAGINI BHUYAN

At a time when insurgency in the state has lost much of its appeal, and the flow of investments seems to be picking up, a successful closure to the identity question will be important to ensure that Assam’s incipient economic revival stays on track. Photo: Reuters

Why unresolved questions on identity threaten Assam’s economic transformation

3 min read . 30 Jul 2018

Precise nature of payments delineated on apps can lead to a perception of pettiness and lack of generosity. Photo: Mint

Using peer-to-peer payment apps can hurt your relationships

2 min read . 15 Jun 2018

The rural road construction programme increased mobility and allowed people to find non-farm work outside their own villages. Photo: HT

Building rural roads does not guarantee prosperity

2 min read . 09 Jun 2018

By mimicking humans, machines might exacerbate the biases that often afflict human behaviour and judgement. Photo: Bloomberg

AI predictions may not always lead to better decisions

2 min read . 26 May 2018

The smaller size of present-day trade unions in the United States is similar to the pre-World War II era when unions were composed mostly of skilled workers. Photo: Bloomberg

Decline of trade unions since the 1970s may have led to the rise in inequality

3 min read . 18 May 2018

Although parental education casts less of an influence today than it did several decades ago, its influence in India is still higher than in other countries. Photo: FabPhoto

Your income today depends on how far your parents studied

2 min read . 18 May 2018

High-frequency indicators such as air passenger traffic can improve the accuracy of GDP statistics, says a new paper. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

India’s initial GDP estimates often underestimate actual growth

3 min read . 04 May 2018

The authors analysed the performance of 2.7 million founders in the US over 2007-2014. Photo: iStock

Successful start-ups most likely to be led by middle-aged founders

3 min read . 14 Apr 2018

The researchers show that even if only a tenth of users in a social network fall for fake news, it can lead to significant misinformation and polarization because of network effects. Photo: HT

Bots amplify the spread of fake news, and harm economies, new research shows

3 min read . 07 Apr 2018

In terms of crime rate, Kerala tops the chart among the top 10 states with the highest share of crimes against SC women, followed by Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Haryana. Photo: Reuters

What Supreme Court’s dilution of SC/ST Act means for Dalit women

1 min read . 06 Apr 2018

Western states such as Maharashtra, Goa, and Gujarat are relatively more efficient in spending their money on social sector, based on data from 2002-03, 2008-09 and 2015-16. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

States in Western India are more efficient in public expenditure

3 min read . 24 Mar 2018

India’s water scarcity poses a threat to its economic development as well as its political stability. Photo: AFP

Why Delhi may face tomorrow what Cape Town faces today

2 min read . 22 Mar 2018

In spite of repeated evidence to the contrary, people consistently but irrationally predict they will be better off five years from now, writes economist Angus Deaton in his research paper. Photo: iStockphoto

Are people hardwired to be optimistic about their future well-being?

3 min read . 10 Mar 2018

The study also finds that the unemployment rate among youth from large households tends to be higher, possibly because they can afford to not work while they search for a better job. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Educated youth more likely to be unemployed

3 min read . 24 Feb 2018

The government has increased allocation for the ministry of women and child development (MWCD) by a respectable 10% in 2018-19 compared to 2017-18. Photo: AFP

Budget fails to live up to rhetoric on women empowerment

3 min read . 20 Feb 2018

Photo: Ramesh Pathania

Insurance, not loan waivers, can pull the poor out of debt trap

3 min read . 10 Feb 2018

Over the past few years, the government has been very successful in imposing new taxes to protect the environment, but it has been lackadaisical in utilizing proceeds from such taxes for fighting climate change. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Will Budget 2018 signal India’s commitment to fight climate change?

3 min read . 01 Feb 2018

Delaying retirement by 3-6 months has the same impact on post-retirement standard of living as saving an additional one percentage point of labour earnings for 30 years, a new National Bureau of Economic Research research paper by Gila Bronshtein, an associate at Cornerstone Research, and co-authors shows. Photo: iStockphoto

Should you save more now, or postpone retirement to enjoy a better standard of living?

3 min read . 27 Jan 2018

The authors also found that countries with higher levels of trust tended to recover faster from economic recessions. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

In low-trust societies, an economic downturn can be costly for politicians

3 min read . 13 Jan 2018

An IMF working paper by Yibin Mu and co-authors suggests Sub-Saharan African countries would do well to diversify their economies and reduce their dependence on China. Photo: Reuters

US retreat from global stage may hurt the dollar’s dominance

3 min read . 29 Dec 2017