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Garnering the Fiscal Stimulus

Vol. 56, Issue No. 3, 16 Jan, 2021
Indranil De, Sanjib Pohit

The share of resources distributed in the stimulus package to the farmers and labourers is very less as compared to other stakeholders of the economy. As public policy is influenced by bargaining power through intense lobbying, low distribution of resources towards farmers and labourers could be due to their low bargaining power. Collective action is required to bargain or lobby for resources. The farmers are adversely placed with regard to collective action because the transaction cost of organising collective action is higher but their ability to bear the cost is lower. The industry is placed in a much better position on both these counts. The inability of farmers to provide critical minimum resources for collective action may further weaken their bargaining position.

 

Role of Economic Instruments in Mitigating Carbon Emissions

Vol. 42, Issue No. 24, 16 Jun, 2007
Dripto Mukhopadhyay, Samantak Das, Sanjib Pohit

This paper first analyses the pattern of energy usage in India and the implications thereof relating to carbon emissions. Second, it examines whether pricing and taxation policies have any role to play in mitigating carbon emissions from industrial usage in important energy products. The paper shows that the pattern of energy usage exhibits a shift towards non-coal based energy products. It also suggests that the extent of carbon emission reduction is not substantial enough to warrant the use of carbon taxation for mitigating emissions.

India-Sri Lanka Trade

Vol. 38, Issue No. 29, 19 Jul, 2003
Muttukrishna Sarvananthan, Nisha Taneja, Sanjib Pohit

The Free Trade Agreement between India and Sri Lanka, though in a positive direction, does not address the issue of transaction costs that emanates from the transacting environment. Analysing the characteristics of formal and informal trading between India and Sri Lanka the study shows that transaction costs in formal trading are higher than for informal trading and suggests that lowering transaction costs in formal trade could enhance trade between the two countries.

India's Informal Trade with Nepal

Vol. 36, Issue No. 25, 23 Jun, 2001
Nisha Taneja, Sanjib Pohit

The large and vibrant informal trade between India and Nepal continues to thrive despite trade liberalisation in the two countries. This calls for an in-depth analysis of the institutional mechanism that drives informal trade and the reasons for such trade to take place. An analysis carried out on the basis of a field survey in the border areas of Nepal and India reveals that informal traders have developed efficient institutional mechanisms for contract enforcement, information flows, risk sharing and risk mitigation. Analysing the relative importance of trade policy barriers vis-a-vis institutional and other non-economic factors influencing informal trade flows the study shows that informal traders provide better solutions to circumvent the inadequacies and inefficiencies of the formal trade channel.

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