RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
October 2008, The Brookings Institution
As President-Elect Obama prepares to lead the United States, what are the top global economic challenges facing the new president and his advisors and how should the new administration address them? A new report by Brookings global economic and development experts ranks the top 10 issues and details specific ideas for how to tackle the toughest challenges. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Arvind Panagariya, September 25, 2008, Economic Times
In January 2008, excitement surrounded the revelation by Tata Motors to offer the world’s cheapest vehicle, the Tata Nano, with a purchase price of US$2,500. Tata was praised for creating a car for the common man in India, but Arvind Panagariya questions the real cost of Nano’s production on taxpayers by examining the tripartite agreement signed between Tata Motors, West Bengal government and West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
M. Ayhan Kose and Eswar Prasad, September 24, 2008, The Brookings Institution
As the U.S. financial crisis continues to unfold, what is the likely impact on emerging markets, such as China, India and Brazil? Eswar Prasad and M. Ayhan Kose release new research examining economic decoupling between industrial and emerging markets and discuss the likely effects of the crisis. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Philip H. Gordon, October 6, 2008 Issue, Newsweek International
As the U.S.-India civil nuclear agreement goes to Congress for approval, Philip Gordon notes the considerable advantages and limited downsides the pact will hold for both countries. He argues that rejection of the deal would only serve to isolate the United States by denying firms the opportunity to participate in partnerships with an emerging strategic partner. Read More
PAST EVENT
Friday, September 12, 2008
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC
Recognizing that reforms to the domestic financial system will be crucial to maintain the country’s high growth trajectory, India’s government set up a committee to lay out a blueprint for the next generation of financial sector reforms. The day this committee’s report was presented to the Indian prime minister, Brookings hosted a discussion of the report and debate its implications. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Eswar Prasad and Raghuram Rajan, September 2008, Finance and Development, Volume 45, Number 3
In order to sustain its growth and economic opportunities, India now looks to financial sector reforms as a crucial step to maintaining its trajectory. In this article, Eswar Prasad, an expert on the global economy, and Raghuram Rajan establish a blueprint for financial sector reforms to support India’s economic growth. Read More
VIDEO
Lael Brainard, Robert E. Rubin, Lawrence H. Summers and A. Michael Spence, April 14, 2008
On April 14, The Hamilton Project at Brookings and the Commission on Growth & Development hosted a discussion on the role of economic growth in reducing poverty in developing nations. Special attention was given to the impacts of recent financial market turmoil on global development.
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Arvind Panagariya, February 18, 2008, Hindustan Times
Arvind Panagariya discusses India's recent economic growth and how reforms can help this trend to continue. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, February 14, 2008
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC
Brookings hosted Arvind Panagariya for a discussion of India’s economy based on his new book, India: The Emerging Giant. Panagariya reviewed India’s economic development since independence and offered insights based on his analysis of four distinct periods of India’s growth experience. Read More
BOOK
Suman Bery, Barry P. Bosworth and Arvind Panagariya, October 01, 2007
India Policy Forum is an annual publication with the objective of presenting high-quality empirical research on the major economic policy issues that confront contemporary India. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Barry P. Bosworth and Susan M. Collins, Winter 2008, Economics of Developing Countries Papers
The emergence of China and India as major forces in the global economy is one of the most significant economic developments of the past quarter century. Their continued growth is likely to dominate the course of the world economy for the next several decades. Up to now, only a small fraction of the world's population has enjoyed the fruits of economic well-being, with high-income industrial countries accounting for less than a fifth of the world's population. However, China and India together comprise over a third of the world's population; and since 1980, they have achieved remarkable rates of economic growth and poverty reduction. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Urjit R. Patel, January 04, 2007, Business Standard
Urjit Patel describes Indian regulation of natural gas markets in Business Standard Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Urjit R. Patel, December 16, 2006, Business Standard
Urjit Patel discusses demand for natural gas in India as demand increases in an Opinion from Business Standard Read More
BOOK
Arvind Panagariya, Barry P. Bosworth and Suman Bery, May 01, 2006
Economics, Global#Global poverty and development economics#Other Read More