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What are these green shoots India's government is speaking of? Is our economy getting better? Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul give context to the hype in episode 2 of Econ Central. They also discuss the incentives of politicians in the Indo-China conflict and bust the Zero-Sum Fallacy.
Also check out:
1. Should We Be Aatma Nirbhar? -- Episode 1 of Econ Central.
2. India’s Economy in the Time of Covid-19 -- Episode 177 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul).
3. The Nuances of Lockdown -- Episode 176 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Anup Malani).
4. The Indian Economy in 2019 -- Episode 153 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul).
5. The State of Our Farmers -- Episode 86 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Gunvant Patil).
6. India's Agriculture Crisis -- Episode 140 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Barun Mitra & Kumar Anand).
7. Democracy in Pakistan -- Episode 79 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pranay Kotasthane & Hamsini Hariharan).
8. The India-Pakistan Conflict -- Episode 11 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Srinath Raghavan).
9. Our foreign policy is 8% growth -- Nitin Pai.
10. The Indian Armed Forces -- Episode 175 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Lt Gen Prakash Menon).
11. Stabilizing an Unstable Economy -- Hyman Minsky.
12. Why Minsky Matters -- L Randall Wray.
13. Ponzi Schemes -- Episode 142 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul).
14. India's Lost Decade -- Episode 116 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Puja Mehra).
15. Profit = Philanthropy -- Amit Varma.
16. India’s Problem is Poverty, Not Inequality -- Amit Varma.
17. On Inequality -- Harry Frankfurt.
And hey, do also check out Vivek’s book, Bad Money, as well as Amit’s online course, The Art of Clear Writing.
Sad news, folks: this is it for Econ Central. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul explain why they are ending this show at just episode 15 -- and also recommend a whole bunch of books to read as a goodbye gift.
Also check out:
1. Moonflower Murders -- Anthony Horowitz.
2. The Paper Menagerie -- Ken...
Published 09/24/20
The IPL starts this weekend. It is much more than a tamasha. It saved and revitalized cricket. In episode 14 of Econ Central, Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul turn the economic lens towards cricket and cricket strategy.
Also check out:
1. Opportunity, Choice and the IPL (2008) — Amit Varma.
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Published 09/17/20
Our media, our society and our politics have all gone nuts. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul examine this drift to the extremes in episode 13 of Econ Central. Also discussed: the real estate dudes fight the bankers, and why football isn't taking off in India.
Also check out:
1. Driven to Extremes....
Published 09/10/20