Regulating a Digital Economy
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Joshua P. Meltzer
Joshua P. Meltzer
Asoke Mukherji gives a foreign policy perspective
Mudit Kapoor on pitfalls of information asymmetry
Avik Sarkar on government's digital initiatives
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UpFront Blog: Regulating a Digital Economy: An Indian Perspective
The world is experiencing unprecedented increases in connectivity and global data flows, much of it centred in the Asia-Pacific region. Internet access and maximising cross-border data flows is leading to increased productivity, economic growth and new opportunities for international trade. The economic opportunities from technologies such as cloud computing, big data and the internet of things are also not limited to the IT sector but are economy-wide, including in sectors such as manufacturing and agriculture. India stands to gain from going digital – with scope to create 1.5-2 million more jobs this year and to contribute to $550 billion-$1 trillion to its GDP by 2025. However, governments across Asia are adopting data localisation requirements that restrict cross-border data flows. In many cases, however, there remain ways to achieve these goals with less impact on data flows, economic growth and trade.
Speaker: Joshua P. Meltzer, Senior Fellow, Global Economy & Development, Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.
Joshua’s comments at the discussion were covered in The Quint, Bloomberg, Times of India, Hindustan Times, Economic Times, Business Standard, Mint, Financial Express, The Print and several other media outlets. His interview also featured in the Times of India.
Discussants:
- Avik Sarkar, OSD Data analytics cell, NITI Aayog
- Mudit Kapoor, Associate Professor of Economics at the Indian Statistical Institute
- Asoke Mukerji, former Indian diplomat
Development Seminars Series @ Brookings India
The Development Seminars Series @ Brookings India is a platform for global scholars to present their work to a curated audience of senior government officials, politicians, journalists, academics and policy enthusiasts. The format of the seminars includes a senior researcher as a lead presenter and a government/industry expert to discuss the results and relevance within the Indian context. The fundamental focus of the seminar series is to draw research-based insights to shape and influence policy dialogues in India, through purposeful and pointed discussions.
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Neil G. Ruiz, Associate Director, Pew Research Center, talks about Indian migration to the United States.
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CloseDr. Neeraj Kaushal discusses immigration and its discontents
CloseProf. Jonathan Morduch, Professor of Public Policy and Economics, NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, presenting his talk on “America’s Economic Anxiety”
CloseBrookings India Senior Fellow Shamika Ravi with S.Y. Quraishi, former Chief Election Commissioner of India
CloseShamika Ravi (Senior Fellow, Brookings India) and Sumit Agarwal (Vice-Dean of Research, National University of Singapore) engage with the audience in the Development Seminar “Disguised Corruption: Evidence from Consumer Credit in China” on July 22, 2016
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CloseProfessor Shivaram Rajgopal (Columbia Business School) and Shamika Ravi (Senior Fellow, Brookings India), listen to Somasekhar Sundaresan (Advocate) during the Development Seminar “Corporate social responsibility in India: Law, implementation and evidence” on Dec 12, 2016
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CloseDr. Rinku Murgai (Lead Economist, World Bank) presents a paper on “Pathways to Reducing Poverty and Sharing Prosperity in India” on November 2, 2016
CloseShri Amitabh Kant (CEO NITI Aayog, Government of India) during the Development Seminar on smart cities at Brookings India on August 19, 2016
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CloseDr. D. Subbarao (Former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India)
CloseDr. Subir Gokarn (Executive Director, IMF, and founding research director of Brookings India) at the Development Seminar on “Dr D. Subbarao on leading the RBI through 5 turbulent years” on August 5, 2016
CloseDistinguished Fellow Rakesh Mohan at the 1st Development Seminar @ Brookings India
ClosePrevious Development Seminars
- The brave new world of low inflation, with Surjit Bhalla and Sajid Chinoy
- Digital India sounds lovely, but do you trust the digital planet?, with Bhaskar Chakravorti
- Who benefits from college and the stock market?
- Indian migration to the United States, with Neil G. Ruiz
- The real effects of unconventional monetary policy, with Viral Acharya
- Immigration and its discontents, with Neeraj Kaushal
- America’s economic anxiety, with Jonathan Murdoch
- Using technology to strengthen democracy, with Shamika Ravi and S.Y. Quraishi
- The online education revolution and India, with Alex Tabarrok
- Environmental challenges in India, with E. Somanathan
- Corporate social responsibility in India: Law, implementation and evidence, with Shivaram Rajgopal
- Pathways to reducing poverty and sharing prosperity in India, with Rinku Murgai
- Launch of paper ‘Building Smart Cities in India’, with Shamika Ravi and Amitabh Kant
- D. Subbarao on leading the RBI through 5 turbulent years
- Disguised corruption: Evidence from consumer credit in China, with Sumit Agarwal
- Transporting India to the 2030s by Rakesh Mohan
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Shamika Ravi
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Economic Advisory Council Member to the Prime Minister and Secretary - Government of India
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