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Dr. Vikas Singh

The author is a senior economist, columnist, author and a votary of inclusive development

Latest Articles By Dr. Vikas Singh

Monopolies Hurt Consumers, Equally MSMEs; Cause Frailty

Dr. Vikas Singh

The regulators need to reign in ‘corporate consolidation’, ‘bad mergers’ and equally bad auctions

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India Forever A Developing Economy?

Dr. Vikas Singh

Intertwining economic reforms and social mobility where each citizen takes a small step culminating into a giant leap is a force multiplier

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Tech Unicorns Overvalued. Must Revisit Business Models

Dr. Vikas Singh

Many who are equating the layoffs of the global tech giants with our unicorns may have got it all wrong. For the gorillas and the whales, layoffs are not ‘survivor’ centric, but more profit motivated. Downsizing in the unicorns conveys a totally different picture

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Fin Literacy Pays. Consumers Need Protection, Redressal To

Dr. Vikas Singh

The Crux study highlights that the financially literate are prudent and judicious. They are more likely to plan, save, invest, and accumulate more wealth. Most manage loans better, refinance their mortgages and never borrow against their retirement savings

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Tech Unicorns Overvalued. Must revisit Business Models

Dr. Vikas Singh

Some suspect a deeper malice and believe jobs may not come back for the next couple of years. However, we are not in for a dark winter

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India Needs To Leapfrog To An Integrated Healthcare Ecosystem

Dr. Vikas Singh

The key lesson is that well-designed, effectively implemented, judicious healthcare investment is a GDP booster. It sustains a better economy. Good health and wellness are key to upward mobility

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Skill, Productivity And Growth Interlinked. Key To Jobs

Dr. Vikas Singh

A Crux study highlights that the young and educated’ ‘wait’ 42 months for jobs compatible with their qualification. The eager ‘accept’ and get absorbed in low-productivity segments of the unorganised sector. ‘Continued’ engagement in family firms and farms is the last resort, implying under-employment; and no better

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Development A ‘Work In Progress’. Benefits Accrue For Decades

Dr. Vikas Singh

Rural development, which is key to equity, opportunity, and mobility, is largely dependent on infrastructure. The forward-backward linkages supplement rural economy, rebalance growth and elevate living conditions

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GDP Doesn’t Measure What Matters

Dr. Vikas Singh

At the macro level, the gap between laggard states and developed ones is on the rise. The ‘Jobless’ growth phenomenon is ‘hardening’, equally creeping across other sectors

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Deprived When Young. Abandoned When Old

Dr. Vikas Singh

The policy framework must create an ecosystem where they enjoy these extended years; enjoy a life of stability and dignity

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