Ila Patnaik
The Indian Express Group
Wednesday 28 March '07
Who stops banks from serving the aam aadmi? More than unions, it’s control-obsessed RBI. And banks love itTuesday 20 March '07
Raising interest rates will not tackle inflation if the RBI takes with one hand and gives away with the other. India needs to debate the conduct of its monetary policyMonday
12 March '07Ila Patnaik on how central banks manage inflation and output targets through interest ratesFriday
9 March '07As the American economy slows down, India’s counter has to be more robust reformThursday
1 March '07Fiscal discipline shows results; reforms line holds, duty cuts to check inflation; futures ban the red flagFriday
2 February '07This week the Reserve Bank of India announced a hike in interest rates in its credit policy. The policy carries implications for the rising inflation rate. But will it also impact growth?Saturday
27 January '07In recent decades, applied economic research has lagged in quality and quantity. As a result, policy-making in India often suffers from low inputs from economicsSaturday
20 January '07Inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index has risen sharply to a two-year high of 6.12% in the week ending January 6 — a rate higher than the 5-5.5% inflation rate that the RBI has indicated as acceptable.Saturday
20 January '07SEZs solve problems that afflict the rest of us. Solutions should be available everywhereSaturday
6 January '07To curb malpractice on the agricultural commodity futures market, we need a judicious blend of competition, market design, policy and supervision. Address the problems, don’t ban the marketTuesday
2 January '07Interest rates are likely to move upwards in 2007. This is because currently, after taking account of inflation, interest rates in real terms...Monday
1 January '07Will India’s GDP growth in 2007 match that of 2006? Can the economy go from strength to strength with consecutive years of high growth without being hit by power shortages...Friday
22 December '06 The India Rural Infrastructure Report serves a warning: more of the same approach will not do. There must be a new policy framework to address the stark urban-rural divideSaturday
16 December '06That’s why India doesn’t need policies like China’s aimed at pushing exportsFriday
24 November '06New health data shows improvement in quality of life since 1992. Public health services in India have worsened over the same period. Connect the dotsWednesday
22 November '06With Chinese president Hu Jintao in India, discussion on a free trade agreement between India and China is with us again. But does an FTA between these two countries carry clear economic gains for India, given that Indian exports to China already face low tariffs? It has been argued that it is a political pact that lacks sound economic logic. Among its more unhappy consequences is the fact that it creates a veritable inspector raj that can become difficult to dismantle. Ila Patnaik probes some of the agreeable and disagreeable aspects of the proposed agreement between India and ChinaSaturday
11 November '06While finance ministers and RBI governors often ask commercial banks to lend more to rural areas and to farmers, the formal financial sector is rarely able to meet their hopes.Saturday
11 November '06Why the political impulse to control inflation through commodity prices is wrongThursday
26 October '06Are contractual ‘innovations’ holding up the showpiece highway project?Tuesday
24 October '06To see how the Indian economy will grow, take a look at the most influencing factor: US GDP growthMonday
23 October '06To see how the Indian economy will grow, take a look at the most influencing factor: US GDP growthSaturday
30 September '06With GDP growth of 8.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2006-07, the Indian economy continues to do well.Saturday
23 September '06At the Bank-Fund meet, it was clear why China-India is such a big storyWednesday
20 September '06One of the biggest differences between India and China has been in attracting foreign direct investment. While China has managed to attract a huge amount of FDI, India receives a fraction.Tuesday
19 September '06India's exposure to World Bank lending is coming down. “India is going towards smaller levels of World Bank lending...
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