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Parikshit Ghosh is the Editor-in-Chief of Ideas for India. Parikshit Ghosh is a Professor at the Delhi School of Economics. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Boston University, and has taught at Texas A&M University, University of British Columbia and the Indian Statistical Institute. Ghosh’s research focuses on game theory and information economics. He has written about contemporary policy issues in various Indian newspapers, including Hindustan Times, Economic Times and Anandabazar Patrika.
Posts by Parikshit Ghosh
Going green while being in the red
In the third post of a three-part blog series, I4I Editor-in-Chief Parikshit Ghosh advocates for a holistic approach that harmonises India’s environmental policy, social safety nets, and macroeconom...
- Parikshit Ghosh
- 01 May, 2024
- Perspectives
रॉबर्ट सोलोव और 'राष्ट्रों की संपन्नता'
अर्थशास्त्र में नोबेल पुरस्कार विजेता रॉबर्ट सोलोव की हाल ही, दिसम्बर 2023 में मृत्यु हुई। उन्हें श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित करते हुए, I4I के प्रधान सम्पादक परीक्षित घोष इस दिवंगत के कुछ योगदानों को रेखांकित ...
- Parikshit Ghosh
- 08 फ़रवरी, 2024
- दृष्टिकोण
Robert Solow and the ‘Wealth of Nations’
In a tribute to Robert Solow, I4I’s Editor-in-Chief Parikshit Ghosh outlines some of the late Nobel Laureate’s contributions to macroeconomics, and uses examples and metaphors for the economy to e...
- Parikshit Ghosh
- 03 January, 2024
- Perspectives
Introduction to e-Symposium: The architecture of affirmative action
The Supreme Court of India recently upheld an amendment that excluded Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backwards Classes from the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota, restricting it on...
- Parikshit Ghosh
- 12 December, 2022
- Symposium
The man who loved forests
On Ideas for India’s 10th anniversary, our Editor-in-Chief Parikshit Ghosh pens a tribute honouring the late Ashok Kotwal, whose vision and values percolated our portal’s character to make it a ve...
- Parikshit Ghosh
- 19 July, 2022
- Editors Corner
Inequality, labour market trends, and the welfare State
All around the world, rising levels of inequality – particularly in the last 3-4 decades – have been recognised as a major issue. In this context, David Green (University of British Columbia) and ...
- Parikshit Ghosh David Green
- 14 October, 2021
- Videos
Doing our bidding: Auctions and the greater common good
This year’s Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats. In this post, Parikshit Ghosh discus...
- Parikshit Ghosh
- 27 October, 2020
- Perspectives
Webinar video: The Covid-19 shock
The Covid-19 pandemic and the containment measures adopted to check the spread of the disease, have caused an unprecedented economic crisis in India as well as the rest of the world. Further, India is...
- Parikshit Ghosh Pronab Sen
- 29 June, 2020
- Videos
हमें कोविड-19 से लड़ने के लिए एक मार्शल प्लान की आवश्यकता है
कोविड -19 महामारी के खिलाफ लड़ाई में अभी भी बहुत कुछ अज्ञात है, लेकिन दो कड़े सबक स्पष्ट रूप से दिखाई देते हैं: हमें अपनी स्वास्थ्य देखभाल क्षमता को सुदृढ़ करने तथा सामाजिक-सुरक्षा जाल को मजबूत बनाने...
- Parikshit Ghosh
- 14 अप्रैल, 2020
- दृष्टिकोण
We need a Marshall Plan to fight Covid-19
There are still a lot of unknowns in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, but two robust lessons are clear: we need to pull out all stops to strengthen our healthcare capacity and reinforce social...
- Parikshit Ghosh
- 08 April, 2020
- Perspectives
Delhi’s air: Parikshit Ghosh speaks with Mohan P George
Edited excerpts from an in-depth interview with Dr. Mohan P George (Senior Scientist, Delhi Pollution Control Committee), conducted by Parikshit Ghosh (Member of the I4I Editorial Board; Associate Pro...
- Parikshit Ghosh Mohan P. George
- 11 March, 2020
- Perspectives
Parikshit Ghosh speaks with Karl Ove Moene
There is a view that upsurge in inequality due to globalisation is leading to rising appeal of political platforms that promote inward-looking policies. In this podcast, Parikshit Ghosh (Member of the...
- Parikshit Ghosh Karl Ove Moene
- 23 April, 2018
- Podcasts