Kaushik Basu

Here's why those opposing entry of foreign universities in India are wrong

The idea of importing foreign universities is the same as importing anything else. It is meant to improve supply

World Bank appoints Indian national Indermit Gill as chief economist

After Kaushik Basu, Gill will be the second Indian to serve as chief economist at the World Bank

Polarisation damaging foundations of India's growth: Kaushik Basu

Basu further said India's big challenge is unemployment and joblessness as youth unemployment in India is over 24 per cent, which is among the highest in the world

India risks stagflation, growth concentrated at 'top end': Kaushik Basu

India's overall macroeconomic situation is in a recovery mode but the growth is concentrated at the top end, which is a worrying trend, according to former World Bank Chief Economist Kaushik Basu

Kaushik Basu says manipulation of WB's Doing Business ranking is 'shocking'

The former chief economist of World Bank Kaushik Basu said on Saturday that pressure was therebut the multilateral institution never gave in.

Inflationary situation in India is at a 'very risky bend': Kaushik Basu

India needs a much better curation of policy once again between the Reserve Bank of India and the finance ministry, says former CEA

Demonetisation, Covid-19 brought Indian economy to its knees: Kaushik Basu

Basu worries that a 'dispirited' India may be behind the country plummeting from one of the fastest growing economies towards the bottom of the heap in a short span of four years

Lot will depend on how India exits from lockdown, says Kaushik Basu

The basic issues at present are the concerns about the food chain, jobs and migrant workers, which have to be resolved immediately, Basu said

Need to be cautious about slipping into permit Raj: Kaushik Basu

With a record capital outflow of $16 bn in March, the biggest in a month, India must be careful about the future, he said

Experts fear massive 40% fall in April GDP, call for unlocking of economy

"There are some signals... the global markets are fearing that India is going to slide into a controlled economy which is very damaging," said former Chief Economic Advisor Kaushik Basu

No cold turkey start: Experts want phased exit from coronavirus lockdown

Pronab Sen, former chief statistician, pointed out, "In the unaffected districts, we should open up the lockdown but not allow movement out of these areas.''

Viral Acharya's RBI exit marks end of an unsuccessful UPA-era experiment

The import of academics without any government experience at top Indian institutions was based on the belief that a mere knowledge of academic economics would be enough to serve in government

The bare truth

'The charge for haircut must be inversely proportional to the amount of hair'

UBI scheme should have a cut off income, says Kaushik Basu

Economic Survey for 2016-17 made a strong pitch for implementing UBI

Note ban may lead to huge drop in economy: Kaushik Basu

About 98% of India's total transaction takes place in cash & giving a shock to it has not been good economics, says former World Bank chief economist

Kaushik Basu retires from World Bank, says won't take govt role

He will return to Cornell University and focus on his research projects

Kaushik Basu bats for a tolerant India

Ex-chief economic advisor and now World Bank senior VP, explains why this is necessary in today's world and how India can lead the globe by doing so

Model economist

Kaushik Basu's account of his stint as chief economic advisor provides great insights into how economic models correlate with real-world policymaking, but a reader will miss the insider's view of the politics that influenced policy