Amit Basole

academic, activist, poetry lover

[Niranjan Rajadhyaksha @CafeEconomics]

"The most important economics book in years"

Nothing less expected from my pal @arjun_jaya35005

[Markets by Zerodha @zerodhamarkets]

A recent paper by @amitbasole and @econarjun at @azimpremjiuniv asks what it means when those two things happen at the same time, and why an economy can look, by almost every headline measure, like it's doing well, while running a very different story underneath.

[Mrinalini Jha @MrinaliniJha22]

In today's @htTweets w/ @amitbasole & Bhargavi, frm #StateofWorkingIndia.
India’s immediate youth challenge not educ-it’s jobs.
• Open unemp⬇️w/ age. Reason differs by gender.
• For a select sample, ~1/2 of grads find emp in a year of looking. 41% find in <4 mnths. Bt quality?

[Kartikeya (कार्तिकेय) @KartikeyaBatra]

In today's @businessline, @econarjun @amitbasole and I write about @GoIStats (MoSPI's) recent initiatives towards measuring the Indian economy more accurately. #economy #india #GDPGrowth #GDP

[CORE Econ @coreeconteam]

🎉New CORE Insight 🎉 @rosaabraham6 & @amitbasole discuss how structural change occurs in the dual economies of low- and middle-income countries, and the role of economic policies and civil society efforts in promoting this transition. Read here: https://t.co/8qCMdAocaG

[Subhapriya Chakraborty @Csubhapriya]

Happy to share my Master’s thesis co-authored with my supervisor Prof @amitbasole as an APU Working Paper!
“Social Norms and Women’s Employment in India: A District-Level Analysis.”

https://t.co/R7mewv2AeQ

[Amit Basole @amitbasole]

Admissions are open for our MA Economics programme. Please apply and spread the word: https://t.co/v0cztbTWHH

[Srishti Yadav @Srishting]

The Economics group @azimpremjiuniv is truly unique. Our BA & MA prog combine thematic diversity with strong training in methods & a solid grounding in the Indian social & historical context. Here’s some of the amazing things happening inside & outside the classroom:

[Amit Basole @amitbasole]

6/6 Join this webinar to find out more about our faculty's work: Understanding Gender, Work, and Education in India
🗓️ Mon, 10 Nov 2025
🕕 6–7 PM
🔗 Register here: https://t.co/eYn4FkH20W

[Amit Basole @amitbasole]

1/6 MA Economics admissions are open @azimpremjiuniv. Details here: https://t.co/v0cztbTWHH. Please apply if you are interested in being part of vibrant community of economists tackling important and urgent questions about the Indian economy.

[Srishti Yadav @Srishting]

Because Twitter (sorry, X) doesn’t like our @EconInContext account, posting here this thread on our MA students and the incredible work they have been doing:

1/20

[Amit Basole @amitbasole]

5/6 Students have done summer internships in organizations likeICRIER, IndiaSpend, CMIE, SEWA, ISID, CSEP, IIHS, MKSS, and many others. Current thesis projects include empirical work using Indian Time Use Survey, NFHS, PLFS, ASUSE, CMIE, and various cross-country and macro data.

[Amit Basole @amitbasole]

Admissions are open for our MA Economics programme @azimpremjiuniv Bangalore. Please apply and spread the word!

[Alex M. Thomas @alexmthomas]

Understanding the economy is more than analysing data or building models. It is about seeing how policies, markets, and people’s lives are connected—and how economics can help create a more just and inclusive society.

APPLY NOW:
https://t.co/EJTQsrs1x0

[Amit Basole @amitbasole]

Super fun working on this episode on Chutney music for Radio Azim Premji University. With Kalyani K and Sharmadip Basu: https://t.co/cRV5ytdH1O

[CSE- Azim Premji University @working_india]

Unemployment rate is the usual metric to understand the ‘wait’ for employment, but how long someone stays jobless also matters. A new CSE WP by Kannan examines what drives unemployment duration & its impact on re-employment earnings and job type.
https://t.co/rxBcqmBwjE🧵(1/7)

[Vijayamba R @RVijayamba]

In the new working paper published by @LevyEcon, with @amitbasole and MK Shravan, using NFHS data (2015-16 and 2019-20), we examine the role of household social norms regarding women's mobility in determining the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on women's employment.

[Amit Basole @amitbasole]

With @Radhicka on the need for a pre-employment macroeconomic framework.

[ILO Employment Policies @ILO_EMP_Policy]

Emerging economies like #India face a double challenge: grow fast & create decent jobs.

The new Employment in Focus article highlights how pro-employment macro policies- strategic spending, job multipliers, & labour-aware monetary frameworks- can deliver inclusive development.

👉https://t.co/jg7DYXaYxk

[Amit Basole @amitbasole]

Really enjoyed this conversation with Srini Iyer on the workings and prospects for industrial policy in promoting structural transformation in India.

[Pramathesh Ambasta @PramatheshA]

Yet another fantastic episode of Factory Reset. Srinivasan Iyer speaks with @amitbasole on Industrial policy. Amit Basole speaks about the importance of policy focused on the unorganized sector and the implications of inequality for Industrial policy

https://t.co/GEfk3dut5o

[Pramathesh Ambasta @PramatheshA]

Yet another fantastic episode of Factory Reset. Srinivasan Iyer speaks with @amitbasole on Industrial policy. Amit Basole speaks about the importance of policy focused on the unorganized sector and the implications of inequality for Industrial policy

https://t.co/GEfk3dut5o