ECONOMY OF TOMORROW - Institute of Economic Growth

ECONOMY OF TOMORROW
Seminar organized by Institute of Economic Growth in collaboration with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Venue: VKRV Rao Room, Institute of Economic Growth,
Delhi University Enclave, Delhi-110007
Phone: +91-11-27667-288/365/424; Fax: +91-11-27667410
AGENDA
Day 1: December 15, 2014
Time
9:15 am
9:30 am – 9:45 am
9:45 am – 11:45 am
Programme
Registration and Tea/Coffee
Introductory Remarks
Professor Manoj Panda, Director, IEG
Rajeshwar Dayal, FES
Session 1: Growth, Inequality and Poverty
Atul Sarma (IHD) and Akhilesh Sharma (IHD), “Impact of Social Security
Programmes on Income Generation for Different classes”.
B N Goldar (IEG), “Growth, Productivity Increase and Changes in Labour
Income Share in India's Organized Manufacturing”.
Manoj Panda (IEG), “Growth, Inequality and Poverty: An Overview”.
Arup Mitra (IEG), “Revisiting Growth, Inequality and Poverty in India”.
11:45 am -12:00 pm
12:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Tea/Coffee
Session 2: Health and Education
Indrani Gupta (IEG) and Samik Chowdhury (IEG), “Financing for health
coverage in India: issues and concerns”.
William Joe (IEG), “Is poverty decline associated with reduction in child
undernutrition in India?”.
Protiva Kundu (Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability),
“Educational Deprivation in India: A Special Focus on 'No where'
Children”.
Veena Naregal (IEG), “Beyond State and Market: A Perspective on
Higher Education Reform”.
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
2:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Lunch
Session 3: Environment and Poverty
M N Murty, “Environment, Growth and Poverty”.
Basanta K Pradhan (IEG), Joydeep Ghosh (Ernst and Young) and
Rashmi Rastogi (IEG), “A CGE analysis of the effects of global carbon
mitigation policies in India”.
Sanjib Pohit (National Institute of Science ,Technology, and
Development Studies), “Effectiveness of Policy Instruments in limiting
India's GHG Emissions - A CGE modelling Approach”.
Saudamini Das (IEG) “High Growth and relevance of ‘Ecosystem
Services for Poverty Eradication’ paradigm".
4:45 pm
Tea/Coffee
Day 2: December 16, 2014
Time
9:15 am
9:30 am – 11:30 am
Programme
Registration and Tea/Coffee
Session 4: Work, Wage and Employment
Anushree Sinha (NCAER), “Informal Workers and Wage Compliance:
State Level Analysis”.
Sabina Dewan and Gregory Randolph (Justjobs), “India on the JustJobs
Index”.
Anoop Kumar Satpathy (NLI) and Nikhil Raj (NR Management
Consultants India Pvt. Ltd), “Skills and Employ ability: Challenges faced
by Indian Industry”.
Sabyasachi Tripathy (ICRIER) “Employment Situation in Large Cities of
India: A Cross Sectional Study”.
11:30 am -11:45 am
11:45 am - 1:15 pm
Tea/Coffee
Session 5: Governance and Growth
CSC Sekhar (IEG), “Political Economy of Food Distribution Programs in
India”.
Atsushi Kato (School of Business, Aoyama Gakuin University) and
Takahiro Sato (Research Institute for Economics and Business
Administration, Kobe University), “Greasing the Wheels: The Effect of
Corruption in Regulated Manufacturing Sectors of India”.
Chandan Sharma (IIM, Lucknow), “Empirical Determinants of Bribery: A
Micro Level Evidence from India”.
1:15 pm - 1:30 pm
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Concluding Remarks
Professor Manoj Panda, Director, IEG
Rajeshwar Dayal, FES
Lunch

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