Analysing Trends in Indian Households’ Potential to Save
In this research brief, we use the income and expenditure data from CMIE to study the formal savings potential of the households over a period of six years
Research Seminar on Dynamics of Inequality and Poverty in India
In this seminar, Prof. Sahasranaman & Nishanth K, discuss the evolution of incomes and the dynamics of inequality and poverty in India over time
Our Response to the Working Document on Enforcement Mechanisms for Responsible #AIforAll
In this blog post, we summarise our comments to the Working Document: Enforcement Mechanisms for Responsible #AIforAll
Response dated 15 January 2021 to the Working Document: Enforcement Mechanisms for Responsible #AIforAll released by the NITI Aayog in November 2020
This research note intends to offer a solution-oriented feedback to the Working Document: Enforcement Mechanisms for Responsible #AIforAll (Working Document) released by the NITI Aayog in November 2020.
Top 5 Game changers for the Indian Financial System in 2020
Summarising the dominant trends from the year gone by.
A Review of Themes in Household Finance: Perspective from Emerging Economies
In this post, we summarise the themes of HHF as articulated in a our working paper as well as comment on the gaps in a recent paper on HHF
Excluded from Public Distribution System: Enrolment issues in the Last-mile
In this blog post, we explore a case of exclusion from the PDS, wherein a daily wage labourer, Mr. Kabeer, was unable to obtain a ration card
Are MSME Grievances Adequately Represented?
In this post, we look at whether the grievances of the MSME sector in relation to their use of financial services are adequately.
COVID-19 Impact on Daily Life (CIDL) Survey
This brief presents the evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on the daily life of low-income households from a fortnightly panel survey conducted by Dvara Research
An operational architecture for privacy-by-design in public service applications
Governments around the world are trying to build large data registries for effective delivery of a variety of public services. However, these efforts are often undermined due to serious concerns over privacy risks associated with collection and processing of personally identifiable information.