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Working Papers

2022

1. Comments to MEITY on the Draft National Data Governance Framework Policy
   Working Papers, xKDR
2. Crime victimisation surveys in Indian criminal justice system reform
   Working Papers, xKDR
3. Foundations for nighttime lights data analysis
   Working Papers, xKDR
4. Process improvement for government drug procurement in India
   Working Papers, xKDR

2021

5. But clouds got in my way: Bias and bias correction of VIIRS nighttime lights data in the presence of clouds
   Working Papers, xKDR
6. Distribution of self-reported health in India: The role of income and geography
   Working Papers, xKDR
7. How elements of the Indian state purchase drugs
   Working Papers, xKDR
8. Indian health policy in the light of Covid-19: The puzzles of state capacity and institutional design
   Working Papers, xKDR
   See also Journal Article in India Policy Forum (2021)
9. Should consumers be prohibited from storing card data on the internet?
   Working Papers, xKDR
10. Strategic patience and flexible policies: How India can rise to the China challenge
    Working Papers, xKDR View citations (1)
11. The lowest hanging fruit on the coconut tree: India's climate transition through the price system in the power sector
    Working Papers, xKDR

2020

12. Responding to the new coronavirus: An Indian policy perspective
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (2)
13. Who cares about the Renminbi?
    2020 Papers, Job Market Papers

2019

14. Chennai 2015: A novel approach to measuring the impact of a natural disaster
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (3)
15. Exporting and Firm Performance: Evidence from India
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2018) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Indian Growth and Development Review (2018)
16. How to Modernise the Working of Courts and Tribunals in India
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (2)
17. Measuring business cycle conditions in India
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (3)

2018

18. Building State capacity for regulation in India
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (3)
19. Business Cycle Measurement in India
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2018) View citations (2)
    See also Chapter (2019)
20. Diagnosing and overcoming sustained food price volatility: Enabling a National Market for Food
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (2)
21. Fair play in Indian Health Insurance
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (1)
22. The rise of government-funded health insurance in India
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (2)

2017

23. An exchange market pressure measure for cross-country analysis
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Money and Finance (2017)
24. Competition Issues in India's Online Economy
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2017)

2016

25. Dating Business Cycles in India
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Indian Growth and Development Review (2017)
26. Foreign Currency Borrowing by Indian Firms: Towards a New Policy Framework
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in India Policy Forum (2016)
27. Motivations for capital controls and their effectiveness
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (16)
    Also in Staff Working Papers, Bank of Canada (2015) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in International Journal of Finance & Economics (2021)
28. Seasonal adjustment of Indian macroeconomic time-series
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (2)

2014

29. The imprecision of volatility indexes
    Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India

2013

30. Foreign Investors Under Stress: Evidence from India
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2012) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in International Finance (2013)
31. Learning by Exporting: Evidence from India
    Working Papers on Regional Economic Integration, Asian Development Bank View citations (8)
32. The Investment Technology of Foreign and Domestic Institutional Investors in an Emerging Market
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2013) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Money and Finance (2013)

2012

33. New Thinking on Corporate Bond Market in India
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2012) View citations (3)

2011

34. Civil Service and Military Pensions in India
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (3)
    Also in CIS Discussion paper series, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University (2011) View citations (3)
35. Did the Indian capital controls work as a tool of macroeconomic policy?
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (14)
36. Export versus FDI in services
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in The World Economy (2012)
37. Financial Sector Reform in India: Time for a Second Wave?
    OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (11)
38. How to measure inflation in India?
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (1)
39. India's Financial Globalisation
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2011) View citations (3)
40. Indian social democracy: The resource perspective
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (1)
41. Monetary Policy Transmission in an Emerging Market Setting
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (37)
    Also in Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2011) View citations (45)
42. Reforming the Indian financial system
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (4)
43. Who cares about the Chinese Yuan?
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (16)

2010

44. Asia Confronts the Impossible Trinity
    Macroeconomics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research View citations (6)
    Also in ADBI Working Papers, Asian Development Bank Institute (2010) View citations (6)
    Macroeconomics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (2010) View citations (6)
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2010) View citations (6)
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2010) View citations (7)
    See also Chapter (2012)
45. Determinants of Trade Misinvoicing
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2010) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Open Economies Review (2012)
46. Foreign Shareholding: A Decomposition Analysis
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
    Also in Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2010)
    See also Journal Article in Applied Financial Economics (2011)
47. Graduating to Globalisation: A Study of Southern Multinationals
    Finance Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2010)
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2010) View citations (1)
48. Stabilising the Indian business cycle
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy View citations (5)
49. The Exchange Rate Regime in Asia: From Crisis to Crisis
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2010) View citations (6)
    Finance Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (2010) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in International Review of Economics & Finance (2011)
50. Understanding the ADR premium under market segmentation
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (4)
    Also in Finance Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (2010) View citations (4)
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2010) View citations (4)
51. Why India Choked when Lehman Broke
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (8)
    Also in Finance Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (2010) View citations (7)
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2010) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article in India Policy Forum (2010)

2009

52. Does the Currency Regime Shape Unhedged Currency Exposure?
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2008) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Money and Finance (2010)
53. Examining the Decoupling Hypothesis for India
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (11)
    Also in Trade Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (2009) View citations (12)
    Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2009) View citations (11)
54. The Difficulties of the Chinese and Indian Exchange Rate Regimes
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (11)
    Also in Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2009) View citations (10)
    Macroeconomics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (2009) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in European Journal of Comparative Economics (2009)

2008

55. Early Warnings of Inflation in India
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (7)
    Also in Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2008) View citations (6)
56. Managing Capital Flows: The Case of India
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (7)
    Also in Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2008) View citations (10)
    See also Chapter (2010)
57. New issues in Indian macro policy
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (10)
    Also in Working Papers, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2008) View citations (15)

2005

58. A sustainable and scalable approach in Indian pension reform
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)
59. Improving governance using IT systems
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)
60. India's Experience with Capital Flows: The Elusive Quest for a Sustainable Current Account Deficit
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)
    See also Chapter (2007)
61. Interest-rate risk in the Indian banking system
    Risk and Insurance, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (7)

2000

62. The relevance of index funds for pension investment in equities
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)

1995

63. The Indian IPO Market: Empirical Facts
    Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (15)
64. The Indian IPO Market: Suggestions for Institutional Arrangements
    Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany
65. The Tale of One Market Inefficiency: Abnormal Returns around GDR Issues by Indian Firms
    Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
66. The impact of speculation upon volatility and market efficiency: The badla experience on the BSE
    Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Indian Health Policy in Light of COVID-19: The Puzzle of State Capacity and Institutional Design
   India Policy Forum, 2021, 17, (1), 31-75
   See also Working Paper (2021)
2. Motivations for capital controls and their effectiveness
   International Journal of Finance & Economics, 2021, 26, (1), 391-415 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2016)

2018

3. Exporting and firm performance: evidence from India
   Indian Growth and Development Review, 2018, 12, (1), 83-104 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2019)

2017

4. An exchange market pressure measure for cross country analysis
   Journal of International Money and Finance, 2017, 73, (PA), 62-77 View citations (26)
   See also Working Paper (2017)
5. Dating business cycles in India
   Indian Growth and Development Review, 2017, 10, (1), 32-61 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper (2016)

2016

6. Foreign Currency Borrowing by Indian Firms: Toward a New Policy Framework
   India Policy Forum, 2016, 12, (1), 139-186 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2016)

2013

7. Foreign Investors under Stress: Evidence From India
   International Finance, 2013, 16, (2), 213-244 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2013)
8. The investment technology of foreign and domestic institutional investors in an emerging market
   Journal of International Money and Finance, 2013, 39, (C), 65-88 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2013)

2012

9. Determinants of Trade Misinvoicing
   Open Economies Review, 2012, 23, (5), 891-910 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper (2010)
10. Did the Indian Capital Controls Work as a Tool of Macroeconomic Policy&quest
    IMF Economic Review, 2012, 60, (3), 439-464 View citations (29)
11. Export Versus FDI in Services
    The World Economy, 2012, 35, (1), 61-78 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2011

12. Foreign shareholding: a decomposition analysis
    Applied Financial Economics, 2011, 21, (10), 743-746
    See also Working Paper (2010)
13. The exchange rate regime in Asia: From crisis to crisis
    International Review of Economics & Finance, 2011, 20, (1), 32-43 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2010

14. Does the currency regime shape unhedged currency exposure?
    Journal of International Money and Finance, 2010, 29, (5), 760-769 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper (2009)
15. Testing, monitoring, and dating structural changes in exchange rate regimes
    Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 2010, 54, (6), 1696-1706 View citations (55)
16. Why India Choked when Lehman Broke
    India Policy Forum, 2010, 6, (1), 39-72 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2009

17. The difficulties of the Chinese and Indian exchange rate regimes
    European Journal of Comparative Economics, 2009, 6, (1), 157-173 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2003

18. Selection of Value-at-Risk models
    Journal of Forecasting, 2003, 22, (4), 337-358 View citations (65)
19. Testing for Time-variation in Beta in India
    Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 2003, 2, (2), 163-180 View citations (16)

Books

2008

1. Indian Financial Markets
   Elsevier Monographs, Elsevier View citations (9)

Chapters

2019

1. Business Cycle Measurement in India
   Springer View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2018)

2012

2. Asia Confronts the Impossible Trinity
   Chapter 7 in Monetary and Currency Policy Management in Asia, 2012 View citations (27)
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2010

3. Managing Capital Flows: The Case of India
   Chapter 9 in Managing Capital Flows, 2010 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

4. India's Experience with Capital Flows: The Elusive Quest for a Sustainable Current Account Deficit
   A chapter in Capital Controls and Capital Flows in Emerging Economies: Policies, Practices, and Consequences, 2007, pp 609-644 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper (2005)