Economics Faculty Articles on Covid-19 - IIMA

Dealing with Covid-19: Articles and Interviews by IIMA Economics Faculty

Abhiman Das:

"What steps the government can take to restart the economy", Hindu BusinessLine

Ajeet Mathur:

"Strategies for solving wicked problems of true uncertainty: Tackling pandemics like Covid-19", IIMA Working Paper

Anindya Chakrabarti:

"Only germs this time, no guns and steel (yet)?" (with Chirantan Chatterjee), Ideas For India
"Is social distancing the best way to fight Covid?" (with Pritha Dev), Hindu BusinessLine

Arvind Sahay:

"India can become the pharmacy of the world", Hindu BusinessLine
"How Not To Waste A Crisis" (with Sachit Jain), BusinessWorld
"Covid-19 pandemic may shake the US' economic primacy" (with Sudheesh Nambiath), Hindu BusinessLine

Chinmay Tumbe:

"Migrants are needed for growth and development … government must address their problems immediately", Times of India
"Migrant Workers: Next steps have to be smart", eSakal.com (In Marathi)
"In times of a lockdown, support migrant workers", Hindustan Times
"Before announcing lockdown, assuring migrant workers would have helped", Indian Express
"State of migration crisis in Gujarat", Ahmedabad Mirror

Chirantan Chatterjee:

"Only germs this time, no guns and steel (yet)?" (with Anindya Chakrabarti) , Ideas For India
"COVID-19 and Beyond: The Necessity of Creating a Global Health Policy Trifecta", Science, The Wire
"COVID-19: Can We Push Pharma Innovation Without Giving Away Pricey Patents?" Science, The Wire
'India cannot relax its guard; needs to ramp up testing strategy', Times of India

Errol D'Souza:

"Why RBI shouldn't finance govt borrowings" (with Astha Agarwalla), Business Standard
"Do doctors have an uncircumscribed duty to serve?", The Billion Press
"Relaxing Labour Laws Can't Help Industry In The Long Run; Formalising The Economy Can", IndiaSpend

Jeevant Rampal:

"The hunger challenge of the lockdown", Hindu BusinessLine
"These policy tips, based on behavioural economics, can help mitigate India's Covid-19 panic", Quartz India (Also published in Scroll.in)

Pritha Dev:

"No lockdown for abuse" (with Akshaya Vijayalakshmi), The Hindu
"Is social distancing the best way to fight Covid?" (with Anindya Chakrabarti), Hindu BusinessLine

Reetika Khera:

"Getting cash transfers out of a JAM" (with Jean Dreze), The Hindu
"COVID-19 and Aadhaar: Why the Union Government's Relief Package is an Exclusionary Endeavour", (with Anmol Somanchi), EPW Engage
"How will India emerge out of the lockdown?", The Hindu
"Cash Chorus Is Flawed. Use "Odisha Model" Instead", NDTV
"Succour for the most vulnerable", India Today
"Covid-19: What can be done immediately to help vulnerable population", IdeasForIndia (Hindi translation in The Wire)
"From apathy to action", The Hindu
Is there an opportunity here? BBC (in Hindi)

Satish Deodhar:

"Economics and dharma in times of Corona" BusinessLine on Campus

Sanket Mohapatra:

"The Unprecedented COVID-19 Crisis Will Require A Multipronged Policy Response" (with Saurabh Pinjani), BusinessWorld
"How to resolve Indian corporate vulnerability to COVID-19 through policy options" (with Balagopal Gopalakrishnan and Joshy Jacob), Hindu BusinessLine
"'Normalising' the COVID-19 pandemic", Indian Express Healthcare

Sebastian Morris:

Tarun Jain:

"Accelerated infection testing at scale: a proposal for inference with single test on multiple patients" (with Bijendra Nath Jain), Podcast

T T Ram Mohan:

"Stimulus 2.0 won't change outlook for business", Business Standard
"Calibrating exit and stimulus is our best bet", Business Standard

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