Ashutosh Datar

February 27, 2020 02:59 PM | Economy

Economic slowdown is spreading and govt should stop living in denial
The two big decisions that the government announced after it came back to power - reducing the corporate tax rate and the National Investment Plan – do not appear to be part of a bigger strategy or economic vision.
February 12, 2020 06:34 AM | Economy

Unconventional monetary policy: RBI is treading a bold new path paved with risks
With this focus on liquidity rather than policy rate, monetary policy has moved back into the sole domain of the RBI and by implication the RBI governor.
February 01, 2020 07:22 AM | Economy

Budget 2020: Why govt should not take the off-balance sheet route and hide the true picture
It is better for everyone to know the path the government is going to take so that they can then accordingly incorporate it in their decision making.
January 16, 2020 01:05 PM | Economy

Inflation shock: Is Indian economy staring at stagflation? Not really
There is growing talk of stagflation post the recent growth-inflation data. But that is an inaccurate description of the economy.
December 03, 2019 02:01 PM | Economy

Current account deficit is shrinking but that’s not good news
India is now far less dependent on global capital flows for its growth than it was anytime in the recent past. This per se is positive. But rather than a sign of strength, it is our current weakness (in growth) that has brought this change.
November 19, 2019 01:08 PM | Economy

Why spike in headline inflation is unlikely to change interest rate trajectory
There are enough reasons for the MPC to not worry too much about the recent uptick in food inflation.
November 01, 2019 07:40 AM | Economy

What happens if your bank fails? Decoding India’s deposit insurance scheme and ways to address its flaws
"The deposit insurance scheme as it exists currently suffers from several practical and conceptual problems. From a depositor’s point of view the biggest problem is not so much the absolute amount of coverage but the lag with which the insurance company, the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC), pays up," writes Ashutosh Datar.
October 09, 2019 08:22 AM | Economy

Has demonetisation achieved its objectives? Data shows some contradictory trends
Overall currency in circulation continues to increase well above the nominal GDP growth even though we are almost three years into demonetisation.
September 25, 2019 06:29 AM | Economy

Corporate tax reduction was long overdue, but it is not a magic pill
A very high absolute tax rate disincentivised the corporate form of doing business and in a sense encouraged subscale businesses. Not surprisingly, less than 2 percent of the non-agricultural businesses in India are under the corporate structure.
September 16, 2019 04:12 PM | Economy

Once a prince, now a pauper: J&K’s economic indicators paint a grim picture
From being a state with above average per capita income, Jammu and Kashmir has slipped backwards with per capita income much below national average.

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