Mausam Kumar
@mausamiitb
Postdoc @GDP_Center. Previously at the Harvard Kennedy School. Mostly industrial policy and development finance.
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I'll be giving a public lecture on some of my coal history work in Bangalore at Science Gallery Bengaluru on 16 June at 4 pm. Do register and come if interested (link below). carbon.scigalleryblr.org/programmes?p=c…
Students from the Global South who want to learn more about the relationships between markets, states, societies, and cultures can apply for the Economy & Society Winter School at IIT Bombay. Applications due 4 August. IIT Bombay & IIM Kozhikode npei.in/economy-societ…
New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP19249 Servicing #Development: Productive Upgrading of Labor-Absorbing Services in Developing Economies Dani Rodrik & Rohan Sandhu Harvard University ow.ly/ImI550SF1EM #CEPR_DE #CEPR_MG #economics #production
A great substack on a new book by Yingyao Wang on China and the immense role of bureaucracy in shaping its economic transformation. Worth reading. Key takeaway: Bureaucratic competition can fuel innovations in institutional design of policy making. pekingnology.com/p/markets-with…
In Global Policy, Marina Zucker-Marques + Kevin P. Gallagher present Sustainable Future Bonds as a timely, viable + safe option for climate + development investment. They argue these bonds could catalyze at least $45 billion/year in fresh capital. Read more: gdpcenter.org/473Poao
I have a career update. My postdoc with the Reimagining the Economy, Harvard Kennedy School has come to an end. It was incredible working with the project but I am moving across the river to the Boston University Global Development Policy Center to collaborate with an amazing team and conduct research on industrial policy and climate finance. More soon.
Recently, came across this brilliant newsletter from Shreyas Shende. I have found it insightful, nuanced, and data-driven to understand India’s economic trajectory. This one in particular on India’s trade policy caught my attention. I look forward to his upcoming newsletters.
India recently announced an Employment-Linked Incentive Scheme. I have some thoughts. In this article with Reimagining the Economy, Harvard Kennedy School, I point out five key policy issues which need to be prioritised to help unlock its potential for job creation and workforce training. hks.harvard.edu/centers/wiener…
Don't miss tonight's 2024 Stone Lecture in the Forum, "Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity" with MIT Professor Daron Acemoglu & HKS Professor Dani Rodrik! 🎟️ RSVP w/ HUID: ken.sc/forum-0917 Watch livestream: ken.sc/IOP-streams