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It was an honor to give the keynote address World Bank Conference on Public Institutions for Development. The recording of my lecture on: "Accelerating Development: The Imperative of State Capacity" is now online at: worldbank.org/en/news/video/… Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez Indermit Gill

Join us virtually on Wednesday, Feb. 26 for our next installment of the Seminar Series on the #IndianEconomy featuring our speaker Raisa Sherif and discussant Apurav Bhatiya. Register: gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com/HouseholdEnvir…



Excited to share that our director, achyuta adhvaryu, will be presenting at the VDEV/CEPR/BREAD seminar next week! Register here: cepr-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Join us this Wednesday March 26 for for a virtual talk by Vaidehi Tandel (The University of Manchester) on flooding and housing prices in Mumbai. Aradhya Sood (University of Toronto) will discuss. Details attached. Please register here: gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com/FloodingtheMar… #IndiaEconomy


Are minority employers discriminated against by workers? Join us to hear Chinmaya Kumar (Assistant Professor, Azim Premji University) present new experimental evidence from India in our upcoming virtual seminar. Discussant: JUNI SINGH Register here: gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com/DoesHiringDisc…



🏫👨🎓Economist Gaurav Khanna shares his insights on the potential impact of losing international students on US colleges and universities in a recent The New York Times article. nytimes.com/2025/04/19/us/…

We're thrilled to welcome Disha Gupta (Disha Gupta) from @IGIDR_Mumbai as the next speaker in our virtual Seminar Series on the Indian Economy with discussant Sudatta Ray from @YaleNUS. Join us by registering here: gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com/ElectricitySub… #IndianEconomy


In a new VoxDev podcast episode, Achyuta Adhvaryu (achyuta adhvaryu), professor and 21st Century India Center director, discusses his recent research review that examines how both workers and firms can benefit when working conditions are improved: ow.ly/f58G50VPlU7

Join us this Wednesday for new insights from a paper by Sampreet Goraya & Akhil Ilango exploring how social identity affects market access & firm growth using Indian microdata. Discussant: Manaswini Rao This is our last session this academic year. We will be back this fall!


💡New study co-authored by our faculty affiliate, Gaurav Khanna challenges conventional wisdom on "brain drain". Findings show high-skilled emigration from countries like India can boost economic development, human capital & innovation in home countries. today.ucsd.edu/story/brain-dr…



🗣️📈 Learn why soft skills matter for frontline workers in India. UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy professor and Director of the 21st Century India Center, Achyuta Adhvaryu (achyuta adhvaryu) shares his research findings in this episode of "India Insights.” 🎥: youtube.com/watch?v=rIE5Op… #IndiaInsights


📱💻 In our lastest episode of #IndiaInsights, economics professor Paul Niehaus discusses the role tech plays in social program delivery. Niehaus shares insights from studies in multiple Indian states and their policy implications. 🎥Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=u-Bvwj…

🔗 NEW STORY: ow.ly/Kp0a50WuSqo 🇮🇳 Travel grants from the 21st Century India Center are making it possible for UC San Diego students to transform research on paper into on-the-ground experience. See how these scholars are exploring their curiosity IRL. #IndiaEconomy #PhDResearch
