We live in an increasingly unequal world. The top 1% hold over 30% of the total global
wealth, nearly two-thirds of which is locked away in financial assets (Oxfam, 2024). In the …

Abstract The philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, the vision of Nehru, and the approach of
Amartya Sen toward humanity are encapsulated in Agenda 2030, a set of goals to make a …

Does the ability to generate verifiable digital financial histories, with customers having
datasharing rights, improve credit access? We answer this using India's launch of an Open …

This article studies the global distributions of capital and labor incomes among individuals in
2000 and 2016. By constructing a novel database covering approximately 80% of the global …

Income and wealth inequality in India have reached historical highs under the billionaire raj.
These extreme inequalities and their close link with social injustices can no longer be …

This paper examines the comparative advantages of shadow banks using novel credit
bureau data on 653 million formal retail loans in India. Proxying credit demand shocks with …

The relationship between income and subjective well-being (SWB) has intrigued scholars
for decades. Richard Easterlin's groundbreaking research in the 1970s revealed a paradox …

There seems to be a 'great disconnect'between India's remarkable growth and decent
employment. In this keynote address I summarise the main features of this great disconnect …

Increasingly, the domain of global justice is entering a period of disenchantment, largely due
to its West-centricity, parochial and exclusionary theoretical formulations. To deparochialise …

India's performance in accelerating human development (HD) has been less impressive
than its growth performance, a structural feature considering how long it has persisted. The …