Is India’s Healthcare System Prepared for COVID-19?
Amidst a rising number of positive COVID-19 cases, on March 24, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown with stringent restrictions requiring […]
Ayona Bhattacharjee
Dr. Ayona Bhattacharjee is an Assistant Professor of Economics at IMI New Delhi. Prior to joining IMI, she was an Assistant Professor at O.P Jindal Global University. She holds a doctoral degree in Economics, from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). Her current research interests include economics of health and education. She has successfully presented her work at several national and international conferences including health-related conferences organized by iHEA, Health Economists' Study Group, GLoHMT and others. She has also published in top-tier health journal, news dailies and has written book chapters on issues related to health economics. Prior to her academic career, she worked with Data Analytics firms for three years.
Articles by Ayona Bhattacharjee
Indian Elections 2019: The Missing Debate on Key Economic Challenges
Much of the election discourse in India so far in the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls seems peculiar. After a five-year term, […]
All is Not Well for the Indian Worker: India’s Declining Wage Growth
Over the last year or so, there has been an increased focus on studying the extent to which the Indian economy has seen a growth […]
Modi 4.0: The Domestic Performance Record
As the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government in India completes four years in office this month, an examination of India’s socio-economic performance reveals […]
Why India Needs a More Competitive Rupee
Since the mid-1990s, China has sustained long-term benefits in growth from an export-led manufacturing strategy resulting from a carefully managed exchange rate where the Chinese […]
India’s Failing Enterprise: The Agriculture Sector
Though India is often characterized as a burgeoning economy rapidly undergoing the process of urbanization, 58 percent of the country’s rural population is still dependent […]
Improving India’s Higher Education Landscape
Over the last decade, the Indian higher education landscape has seen rapid privatization across states, owing to the rise of “edupreneurs” who are engaged in […]
Hot Takes: India’s 2017 Budget
India’s 2017 budget proposes some key measures that are likely to increase the ease of doing business in the country and help smaller businesses grow […]
An Economic Rationale for the Trump Effect
2016 has been a game changer in terms of redefining the global political and economic landscape. Rivers of ink are being spilled in trying to […]