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Opinion | Macroeconomics may not have the answers we are looking for

The discipline looks out of date as technology disrupts markets and alters the nature of production

4 min read10 Dec 2019
Opinion

Opinion | The RBI and the flip flop finance ministry

What is astonishing is that a government which had earned plaudits for institutionalizing a new monetary policy framework with a clear and transparent mandate for the central bank is now involved in dismantling that very edifice

4 min read29 Nov 2018
Politics

Tracking India’s macroeconomic data in run-up to Elections 2019

Mint's new macroeconomic tracker for the Indian economy looks at all the high-frequency indicators to gauge the country's economic health

3 min read29 Oct 2018
Politics

Macroeconomics need not be boxed into a new consensus

Search for new consensus is futile, way ahead is more conversations between different macroeconomic schools

5 min read15 Sep 2018
Opinion

How Milton Friedman and Edmund Phelps changed macroeconomics

None of the contemporary debate would have been possible without the googly that Milton Friedman and Edmund Phelps threw at the economics profession

4 min read23 Apr 2018
Opinion

Behavioural economics needs a unifying theory

Economics models are mathematical in nature, and representing the full complexity of human behaviour with math would make models unwieldy

4 min read9 Jan 2018
Market

How do economists view Christmas?

It's doubtful if economists practice what their dismal doctrine preaches, perhaps they realize that the welfare gains of not giving gifts would be more than offset by the welfare losses of being lynched

3 min read25 Dec 2017
Opinion

If things are so good, why do we feel so bad?

Eventually, Indian firms will get used to the new dynamics of their businesses, the extraneous factors currently worrying them and the new rules of doing business

3 min read23 Jul 2017
Opinion

Indian economy: A tale of two narratives

A weak economic growth narrative sits uneasily with dramatically improved macroeconomic stability, but a traditional counter-cyclical response is unlikely to be efficacious

7 min read19 Jul 2017
Opinion

Appraising Milton Friedman, 50 years on

An important lesson of Milton Friedman's speech from 50 years ago remains valid: If we want to ensure more people are well-employed, central banks alone will certainly not suffice

4 min read17 Jul 2017
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared

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