Ajay Shah on Union Budget 2024: Fiscal Policy and Economic Challenges
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- In this episode of Interpreting India, Suyash Rai is joined by Ajay Shah, economist and co-founder of the XKDR Forum, to explore the complexities of India's fiscal policy and the current economic challenges. Shah brings his extensive experience and insights from his roles as an advisor to the Ministry of Finance and as a professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.
What are the implications of the union budget for 2024-25? What are the strategic choices underlying fiscal deficit management? How can broader institutional and policy reforms drive sustainable growth in India?
The episode provides an in-depth analysis of the structural challenges that led to the slowdown in private investment in India from 2011, highlighting the impact of policy uncertainty, weak rule of law, and central planning on business confidence. Ajay Shah advocates for broader policy reforms that enhance the institutional environment, making it more conducive to private sector participation in the economy.
He also discusses the strategic importance of fiscal discipline in the context of India's economic challenges. He emphasizes the need for a prudent approach to deficit management, arguing that a flexible fiscal policy, which adapts to economic cycles, is more suitable for India than rigid deficit targets. The discussion also explores the role of infrastructure investments, questioning whether the current government-led infrastructure push effectively addresses the deeper issues of private sector investment and economic growth.
Additionally, Shah touches upon the ongoing debate around tax policy, particularly the potential overhaul of India's direct tax code and the implications of capital gains taxation. He underscores the importance of aligning tax policy with the broader goal of promoting capital formation and economic growth in India.
How can India balance fiscal discipline with the need for economic growth? What are the underlying reasons for the private sector's reluctance to invest in India? How can tax policy reforms contribute to India's economic objectives?
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In Service of the Republic: The Art and Science of Economic Policy (www.penguin.co...) by Vijay Kelkar and Ajay Shah
Foreign Investors Under Stress: Evidence from India (www.penguin.co...) by Ila Patnaik, Ajay Shah, and Nirvikar Singh
Scale Economies, Product Differentiation, and the Pattern of Trade (www.jstor.org/...) by Paul Krugman
The Case for Trade Barriers Against Chinese Imports (www.mayin.org/...) by Ila Patnaik and Ajay Shah
The State of the Economy (www.mayin.org/...) by Ajay Shah
Government Programs Have a Limited Impact on Employment (www.mayin.org/...) by Ajay Shah
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Episode Contributors:
Ajay Shah (www.xkdr.org/a...) is a senior research fellow and co-founder of XKDR Forum. He has held positions at the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the Indira Gandhi Institute for Development Research (IGIDR), the Department of Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Finance, and the National Institute for Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP). His research lies at the intersection of economics, law, and public administration.
Suyash Rai (carnegieindia....) is a deputy director and fellow at Carnegie India. His research focuses on the political economy of economic reforms, and the performance of public institutions in India. His current research looks at the financial sector, the fiscal system, and the infrastructure sector.
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I'm a simple man, I see Ajay Shah in thumbnail, I click
Glad there are so many of us
Ajay Shah is the only sane first principles economic intellectual in India.
I hope the dump current gov is listening to what Ajay is saying.
"Dumb current govt" - what sort of flippant comment is that ?
Jarring audio on Ajay's side. BTW, please upload videos too.
I think being overly fixated on fiscal discipline at the cost of growth is also not a good idea. An eye should always be on the debt, if we can keep total debt around 70% of gdp i think we should be satisfied. {Ofcourse right now it is too high around 84% , first job is definitely to bring it down over the next ten years}
This person has a very poor understand of development economics.
Show the data which disagrees with his view point.