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.
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?
🎉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
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
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:
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
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.
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:
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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.
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
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)
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.
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
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
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