Mom. Economist. Professor. VP @orfonline. Thinking & writing on India’s Growth & Development. Nonresident Senior Fellow @BrookingsInst , Former member @EACtoPM
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Feb 19 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Using excellent quality high resolution daytime satellite data, we study the growth rates at local levels (districts, sub-districts & parliament constituencies) - across India &compare b/w different political regimes. Main results:
1)18% higher growth rates on average under Modi. 2) How is growth distributed across parliamentary constituencies? UPA(2) Vs. NDA(Modi) years:
Red denotes high growth rates - which is more widespread under Modi regime.
Dec 14, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Some troubling aspects of state budgets: 1) Interest payment has been consistently high (much above all-state average shown by red line) for: Kerala, West Bengal & Punjab. 2) The Development Expenditure of states (in comparison to their Non-development Expenditure ) is least in Kerala & Punjab. This doesn’t portend well for their future growth & development.