K. N. Raj Library, Centre for Development Studies

25/09/2026

Does Regional Cooperation and Integration Contribute to Inclusive Development? A Guide to Policymaking

Rahul Sen, Sanchita Basu Das. ADB Economics Working Paper No. 861/2026. Excerpt - This paper examines how regional cooperation and integration (RCI) has influenced employment and income inequality in Asia and the Pacific from 2006 to 2023. more info - courtesy - ADB

Rahul Sen, Sanchita Basu Das. ADB Economics Working Paper No. 861/2026. Excerpt – This paper examines how regional cooperation and integration (RCI) has influenced employment and income inequ…

25/09/2026

AI tool turns any paper into an ‘agent’ that can collaborate and answer complex queries

Kaia Glickman. Nature, 16 Sept 2026. Excerpt - The Paper2Agent system makes it easier for researchers to reproduce papers and understand work in unfamiliar fields, authors say. more info - courtesy - Nature

Kaia Glickman. Nature, 16 Sept 2026. Excerpt – The Paper2Agent system makes it easier for researchers to reproduce papers and understand work in unfamiliar fields, authors say. more info & #82…

25/09/2026

Raising Revenue Right: A Roadmap for Domestic Resource Mobilization

Pierre Bachas, Oyebola Okunogbe, Mahvish Shaukat, and Dario Tortarolo. The World Bank, 2026. Excerpt - This report presents an integrated framework to help policy makers identify the best balance between efficiency and fairness for raising a given amount of revenue—referred to in this book as the fiscal frontier—and the paths countries can take to reach it. more info - courtesy - World Bank

25/09/2026

Oxford Economic Papers, Volume 78, Issue 2, 2026

Articles Beyond the badge of honour: the effect of the academic excellence initiative on staff recruitment in Italy by Ugo Rizzo, Francesco Rentocchini, Marco Seeber and Laura Ramaciotti Luck-based versus merit-based income shifts fairness perceptions and promotes cooperation in a public goods game by Michalis Drouvelis and Zeyu Qiu Innovation, growth, and structural change in a decarbonizing economy: a tale of two sectors by…...

Articles Beyond the badge of honour: the effect of the academic excellence initiative on staff recruitment in Italy by Ugo Rizzo, Francesco Rentocchini, Marco Seeber and Laura Ramaciotti Luck-based…

24/09/2026

Applied Economics Letters, Volume 33, Issue 12, 2026

Research letter Corruption and productivity: the case of small and medium sized enterprises in Vietnam by Diego Carrasco, Guan-Jia Huang, Nhan Buu Phan and Shino Takayama Assessing the role of foreign aid in promoting economic growth in Tanzania by Felician Andrew Kitole How does competition policy promote corporate digital transformation: evidence from the “Fair Competition Review System” by Chuwei Zhang and Xianghong Gao…...

Research letter Corruption and productivity: the case of small and medium sized enterprises in Vietnam by Diego Carrasco, Guan-Jia Huang, Nhan Buu Phan and Shino Takayama Assessing the role of fore…

24/09/2026

Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, Volume 49, Issue 3 ,2026

ARTICLES The capitalist economy as a monetary production economy: Marx, Keynes, and the Post-Keynesians by Renan Ferreira de Araujo and Alex Wilhans Antonio Palludeto Value and distribution in small open economies. Pattern of specialization and choice of techniques by Guido Ianni Determinants of the Portuguese external imbalances: the lens of post-Keynesian economics by Ricardo Barradas and João Alcobia The standard financial literacy measures are bankrupt by…...

ARTICLES The capitalist economy as a monetary production economy: Marx, Keynes, and the Post-Keynesians by Renan Ferreira de Araujo and Alex Wilhans Antonio Palludeto Value and distribution in sm…

24/09/2026

Core inflation communication in practice

Eduardo Amaral, Alejandrina Salcedo, Ilhyock Shim, Mark A Wynne. BIS Quarterly Review, September 2026. Excerpt - Using a large language model to read central bank publications, we uncover patterns in how central banks communicate about core inflation. more info - courtesy - BIS

24/09/2026

India’s Trade Competitiveness in a Changing Global Environment

Export-Import Bank Of India WP No. 154/2026. Excerpt - Moving forward, India could prioritise technology adoption, carbon‑aligned production processes, supply‑chain diversification, and deeper GVC integration to strengthen its global trade footprint. With coordinated policy support and industry‑led innovation, India is well‑positioned to capture emerging opportunities and elevate its role in the rapidly evolving global trade landscape. more info - courtesy - Exim Bank

Export-Import Bank Of India WP No. 154/2026. Excerpt – Moving forward, India could prioritise technology adoption, carbon‑aligned production processes, supply‑chain diversification, and deepe…

23/09/2026

The Delimitation Debate is Based on Outdated Demographic Trends

Karan Babbar and Raunak Maitra. The Wire, 22 Sept 2026. Excerpt - Over the past year, much of the discussion on delimitation has relied on NFHS-5 and earlier Sample Registration System data, without reassessing whether the underlying demographic assumptions remain valid. more info - courtesy - The Wire

Karan Babbar and Raunak Maitra. The Wire, 22 Sept 2026. Excerpt – Over the past year, much of the discussion on delimitation has relied on NFHS-5 and earlier Sample Registration System data, …

23/09/2026

A Kaleckian model with natural capital and eco-efficiency growth: is green growth possible in the short and long run

Kazuhiro Okuma, Hiroshi Nishi. Review of Keynesian Economics, 14(3), 2026. Excerpt - This study presents a Kaleckian model incorporating natural capital and eco-efficiency growth, examining policy effects in both the short and long run. The authors show that environmental policies increase growth in the short run under a wage-led growth regime. more info - courtesy - Edward Elgar

Kazuhiro Okuma, Hiroshi Nishi. Review of Keynesian Economics, 14(3), 2026. Excerpt – This study presents a Kaleckian model incorporating natural capital and eco-efficiency growth, examining p…