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This shift back to protectionism risks stifling innovation, raising costs, and ultimately undermining #India's export potential. For long-term growth, a careful rethinking of QCOs is essential. Abhishek Anand Shoumitro Chatterjee josh felman Arvind Subramanian Naveen Thomas

#Take2WithBS | #Trump’s #tariff threat underscores #India's trade complexities—high duties, policy unpredictability, and intricate barriers like QCOs.

Following up on yesterday’s op-ed in Business Standard, we argue that India should take this opportunity to liberalize and simplify its trade policy. business-standard.com/amp/economy/ne…

"Trade has historically played a crucial role in lifting millions out of extreme poverty. A key question now is whether this engine of growth will slow down, and if so, by how much." Shoumitro Chatterjee discusses what drew him to development economics. sais.jhu.edu/news-press/in-…

🐦 Just accepted 🐦 in JAERE: "Infrastructure, Institutions, and the Conservation of Biodiversity in India" by Raahil Madhok (Raahil Madhok) Read it here: journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73…

Always a pleasure to be on Milan Vaishnav’s #GrandTamasha, this time to talk about India’s trade policy and export prospects.

What does U.S. President Trump's 20% tariff on imports from India mean for its economic growth? Shoumitro Chatterjee joins Milan Vaishnav on #GrandTamasha Podcast this week to analyze what tariffs mean for India & how the economy may respond. Listen now 🎧open.spotify.com/episode/1aCThp…

It will count among my most cherished field trips. In a decade or two, #camels may disappear from Rajasthan. The state will lose a part of its identity, and Raika herders, a slice of their soul. Mint Long Story probing the how and why of this vanishing act

New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP20188 No Country for Dying Firms: Evidence from #India Shoumitro Chatterjee Johns Hopkins University, Kala Krishna, Kalyani Padmakumar @floridastate, Yingyan Zhao GW Economics ow.ly/hMkp50VLVBP #CEPR_DE #CEPR_ITRE #CEPR_MG #EconTwitter

New research from Shoumitro Chatterjee et al. finds that exit barriers are an important reason for India’s underdeveloped manufacturing sector. These barriers not only deter entry but also trap resources in unproductive firms.

"Exit barriers reduce entry, misallocate resources and create a long right tail in the age distribution of firms." From a new paper by Shoumitro Chatterjee, Kala Krishna, Kalyani Padmakumar and Yingyan Zhao: "No Country for Dying Firms: Evidence from India"

Exit barriers are entry barriers and in India they drive the low share of manufacturing production, from Shoumitro Chatterjee, Kala Krishna, Kalyani Padmakumar, and Yingyan Zhao nber.org/papers/w33830

A sobering case study of the exit barriers faced by firms in India. The recent Supreme Court ruling rejecting Bhushan Steel's insolvency plan, which was approved under the IBC, is another case in point. From a cool paper by Shoumitro Chatterjee et al. Link: pages.jh.edu/schatt20/paper…

"India isn’t as big a market as we think. The poor don’t spend & the rich save" Shoumitro Chatterjee says our growth strategy must shift - from chasing tech to backing textiles, food & footwear. We missed the bus after 2008 - we musn't now. #TheGlobalReset #Trump Prashant Nair

A little unnoticed part of the notification of the Census May have a big impact. As we await details, I unpack the implications of self-enumeration for ⁦Hindustan Times⁩

How will climate change shape land markets and farm sizes in the developing world? Last week on VoxDev w/ Julian Arteaga (Inter-American Development Bank), Nicolás de Roux (Economía Uniandes), Margarita Gáfaro (Banco República 🇨🇴) & Heitor Pellegrina (Notre Dame Economics): voxdev.org/topic/agricult…