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Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.

Data Issue in the Government’s Affidavit on Demonetization

The attempt is to divert attention from demonetization’s failure to achieve its then-stated goals by claiming that this step was a part of a wider policy framework. While a few statements in the affidavit are supported by some data, most of the statements are of a general nature without concrete data supporting them.

An International Perspective on India’s Debt Profile

This column examines India’s total nominal debt to nominal GDP ratio in the first quarter of 2022 from various segments from an international perspective. The debt analysis is not confined to the general government sector debt, as is often the case, but also includes household and corporate sector debt.

India’s Demographic Trends and Policy Imperatives

As the world welcomes the landmark of 8 billion persons, it may be useful to examine India’s demographic profile and select policy implications.  Demographic trends affect every aspect of the economy, finance, society, and politics. Indeed, analysts have observed that demographics is to economics what gravity is to physics. Therefore, a thorough understanding of emerging demographic trends for sound policies cannot be overemphasized.

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