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Kaushik Basu

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ARTICLES BY KAUSHIK BASU

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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

Global food shortages demand an international-level solution

4 min read . 01 Jun 2022

Photo: Bloomberg

Rising inflation cannot be fought well without global coordination

4 min read . 03 May 2022

The new art of economic warfare and the global need to regulate it

4 min read . 31 Mar 2022

The dividends of democracy are worth the requisite investment

4 min read . 03 Mar 2022

We should expect the economic cost of closed minds to increase

4 min read . 31 Jan 2022

US President Joe Biden

How a universal constitution can save democracy across the globe

4 min read . 26 Dec 2021

India faces an especially tricky inflation problem. Retail inflation is elevated but not at the level seen in many other economies. (Photo: Bloomberg)

The great inflation conundrum that policymakers must resolve

4 min read . 28 Nov 2021

Good intentions at Glasgow must grapple with the Greta Dilemma

4 min read . 02 Nov 2021

Photo: Bloomberg

The World Bank’s annual report on Doing Business can be revived

4 min read . 27 Sep 2021

Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar (Photo: AFP)

Can economics keep up with the new demands being made of it?

4 min read . 31 Aug 2021

The changing map of economics as a challenging future beckons

4 min read . 27 Jul 2021

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