Ideas of India
Hosted by Senior Research Fellow Shruti Rajagopalan, the Ideas of India podcast examines the academic ideas that can propel India forward.
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2024 in Review
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
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
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
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
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
Choutagunta and Rajagopalan analyze president's rule and political capture
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Atanu Chatterjee on Governance and Design in Slum Rehabilitation
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
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
Padmanabhan and Rajagopalan discuss linguistic imposition and its effects on national identity.
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Sukrit Puri on the Entanglement between Business and Politics in India
Puri and Rajagopalan explore the intersection of business, politics, and family in India's democracy.
