In both past and present, religion impinges on every input into the macroeconomic production function. Although many studies connecting In both past and present, religion impinges on every input into ...

While the region has emerged as a major driver of global growth, productivity improvements remain uneven and central to long-term convergence. For India, which is expected to play an increasingly ...

The redesigned survey—featuring a monthly panel structure and a much larger sample of 2.72 lakh households, nearly three times that of earlier rounds—enables a more granular assessment of seasonal and ...

The EPW produces independent and public-spirited scholarship and analyses of contemporary affairs every week. EPW is one of the few publications that keep alive the spirit of intellectual inquiry in ...

India’s per capita net national income surged from ₹23,203 in 2003–04 to ₹79,118 in 2013–14 and further to ₹2,05,324 in 2024–25. Consistent growth is expected to trickle down, improving consumption ...

EPW consults referees from a database of 200+ academicians in different fields of the social sciences on papers that are ...

Researchers regard those firms as “superstar firms.1” For instance, the worldwide known superstar firms, such as Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon and Tesla, have distinguished themselves ...

A viral video showed YouTuber Megha Lawariya raising a slogan rarely heard in the discursive space of “prestigious” public universities in India: Brahmanvad Zindabad—long live Brahminism. The occasion ...

Do not look for the answer in soothing abstractions or the theories we grab when life gets uncomfortable. What does it excuse in rooms with fine wine and perfect acoustics?Do not look for the answer ...

Access to finance constitutes a critical prerequisite for economic expansion, as it enables the growth of productive activities across sectors. In economies seeking to scale up manufacturing, services ...

Farmers in our neighbouring villages receive money from the government because they have their land documents. If we have land documents, we will also get 2000 rupees in our account,” explained an ...

Despite episodes of relatively rapid economic growth since the early 1990s, the manufacturing sector’s contribution to output and employment has remained modest. This has prompted scholars to question ...