Ideas of India

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Anant Sudarshan on Market Solutions to Air Pollution, Energy Policy, and Ecological Disruption

• January 16, 2025

Sudarshan and Rajagopalan explore the economics of air pollution, power distribution, pollution markets, groundwater depletion and keystone species loss

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2024 in Review

• December 26, 2024

Floer and Rajagopalan look back at key themes and episodes from the past year, address your listener questions, discuss our job market series, and share some questions from previous guests

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Pravin Krishna on the Political Economy of Multilateral and Preferential Trade Agreements, Trade Liberalization, and the Future of Global Trade

• December 5, 2024

Krishna and Rajagopalan examine trade agreements, tariffs, and economic growth

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Deepti Sharma on Survey Methods and the Hidden Biases in Economic Data

• November 21, 2024

Sharma and Rajagopalan examine why household surveys often get work patterns wrong

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Kushagr Bakshi on Constitutional Interpretation and the Transformation of Federalism

• November 14, 2024

Bakshi and Rajagopalan debate constitutional interpretation and center-state relations

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Aarushi Kalra on Digital Polarization and Toxicity, Understanding User Behavior, Social Media Algorithms, and Platform Incentives

• November 7, 2024

Kalra and Rajagopalan examine user agency in India’s social media landscape

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Abishek Choutagunta on Federalism, President’s Rule, and Constitutional Design

• October 31, 2024

Choutagunta and Rajagopalan analyze president's rule and political capture

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Atanu Chatterjee on Governance and Design in Slum Rehabilitation

• October 24, 2024

Chatterjee and Rajagopalan examine the transition from informal to formal housing.

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Steven Brownstone on Agricultural Subsidies, Mechanization, and Historical Land and Labor Institutions in India

• October 17, 2024

Brownstone and Rajagopalan explore the interplay between technology adoption and rural labor markets.

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Deepika Padmanabhan on Language, Identity, and Nation-Building in South India

• October 10, 2024

Padmanabhan and Rajagopalan discuss linguistic imposition and its effects on national identity.