1/n Second (& final) piece in @IndianExpress by @shoumitro_c & me where we evaluate the twin prescriptions of India’s inward turn: favouring domestic demand over exports (macro) and raising barriers to encourage domestic production (trade): indianexpress.com/article/opinio…
2/n We argue for more openness in areas of opportunity for India, eg. clothing. A key policy is reducing import tariffs on man-made yarn, a critical input to most dynamic export segment. Chart shows these tariffs for key competitors: India’s doubled recently & highest again 
3/n our first piece in @IndianExpress where we document inward turn & discuss underlying rationale (“myths”) is here: indianexpress.com/article/opinio…
n/n The underlying research paper: ashoka.edu.in/static/doc_upl…. The underlying policy paper: ashoka.edu.in/static/doc_upl…
Gulzar Natarajan has a very thoughtful review and critique of our research and policy papers. That sort of conversation could be very useful: gulzar05.blogspot.com/?m=1.
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