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@ShamikaRavi

Mom. Economist. Teacher. NonRes Senior Fellow . Former Member PM’s Economic Advisory Council. Thinking & writing on India’s Growth & Development.

New Delhi, Kannauj, Bangalore
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Joined January 2014
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    Jul 22

    The pandemic has generated heightened interest in death numbers from India. Given low general awareness about India's data architecture, here are some of our past articles in the popular press. We've been studying India's birth & death data for many years. Devil in details etc.

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  2. 40 minutes ago

    Female labour force participation rate across India (2019-20) is low overall at 22.8%. There are variations across states which are well known. Perhaps lesser known: major variations WITHIN states. From our paper.

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  3. 19 hours ago

    “Rogue girls”, “Mature girls”, “growth” of girls…hearing several regressive phrases from politicians opposed to raising marriageable age for women. It has been repeatedly and well proven that women’s age of marriage matters deeply for public health.

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  4. Dec 16

    Child marriage laws around the world: India is one of the v few countries where marriage of children <18yrs is legally prohibited. Full paper:

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    Dec 14

    ☀️ Our has touched the Sun! For the first time in history, a spacecraft has flown through the Sun's atmosphere, the corona. Here's what it means:

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  6. Dec 15

    Internet of things ❤️

    Cloud kitchen dispensing idlis through QR code. 24*7 Idli ATM in Banashankari for ₹15.
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  7. Dec 14

    Looks interesting! (& the timing is reasonable too, 8pm for us in India)

    Decrypting : join us on Dec 15 @9:30am as we break down the money buffet, regulatory approaches, pro-poor applications & more. Register now for the :
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  8. Dec 13

    It is heartwarming to see Subir Gokarn being memorialized in this befitting manner. Well done !

    19th Macroeconomics and Finance Conference organised by IGIDR during December 15-17 Keynote Speaker Details can be found at “2 DAYS LEFT FOR REGISTRATION “ REGISTRATION LINK (Registration Free) -
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    Dec 12

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  10. Dec 12

    Based on an earlier dataset (Ministry of Labour), I explore the variations in unemployment across states, age groups and educational status - here’s my article on structural features of India’s unemployment problem: action lies in the states!

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  11. Dec 12

    Here is the decline in unemployment from peak (April-June 2020) to Jan-Mar 2021: (2/2)

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  12. Dec 12

    Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) is a rich panel (rotational sampling) dataset of urban India. Here's a first cut: (i) Significant variation in unemployment rate across states; (ii) Labour market recovery post the national lockdown is quite uneven across states. (1/2)

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  13. Dec 12

    Iconoclastic and absolutely fascinating book! Racing through this latest one from the author of ‘Bullshit Jobs’-

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  14. Dec 11

    How do you see India? Look forward to reading ‘Whole Numbers and Half Truths - What Data Can and Cannot Tell Us About Modern India’ Thank you for the copy & acknowledgment - you are much too kind!

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    Aug 13

    We analyse the data for 15th & 16th Lok Sabha to assess performance of MPs in terms of attendance and engagement (questions asked). Our opposition MPs need to pull up their socks! Read full paper:

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    Dec 8

    Watch the 2021 Nobel prize in economic sciences lectures from winners, ES Fellow Joshua Angrist, ES Fellow and former coeditor of Econometrica, David Card, and ES Fellow and current Editor-in-Chief of Econometrica, Guido Imbens

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    Dec 8
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    Credibility of data is a matter of belief. The evidence is mounting that large number of scientific papers published in journals are subject to bias, eg publication bias. See

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  18. Dec 8

    It’s a sad day.

    With deep regret, it has now been ascertained that Gen Bipin Rawat, Mrs Madhulika Rawat and 11 other persons on board have died in the unfortunate accident.
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  19. Dec 7

    How does FinTech affect banking and monetary policy transmission? Here’s a fascinating paper based on Chinese data.

    1/ Hi, ! How does FinTech affect banking and monetary policy transmission (MPT)? In my JMP, I study this question with a focus on the competition between FinTech companies and banks in the deposit market. Look at my website for more details:
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  20. Dec 7

    Losing link with one’s own language is like losing a slice of culture every day. A relevant (yet troubling) article from

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  21. Dec 6

    Strategic achaar reserves… one can see the parallels.😅

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