Prof. Krishnamurthy V Subramanian
Exec Director @IMFNews, 17th Chief Economic Adviser (2018-21), Prof @ISBedu (on leave), @IITKanpur @IIM_Calcutta @UChicago. Views are personal + RT≠Endorsement.
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🧵Tongue-in-cheek humour👌 @senapati_nirmal took my🧵on evidence of phenomenal work by @narendramodi & captured nicely the reality of intellectuals who will DISTORT the several +ves &...
🧵#9YearsOfPMModi #PhenomenalEconomicChanges Jefferies, a Global Investment Bank, notes in its periodic report GREED&FEAR that “the dramatic changes wrought by Modi after 10yrs in p...
Why Academic Econ is so CLIQUISH🧵: Research shows: 3 U.S. ZIP codes account for >40% of articles in Top-5 econ journals; these articles garner 1/2 of all citations in these journal...
🧵on why Silicon Valley Bank fiasco could be the Canary in the Coal Mine (despite the program that the Fed brought out). See graphic👇explaining the phenomenon. The nature of deposit...
(1/16) 🧵on MUDRA loans. As a founding board member of Bandhan Bank till 2018, I've seen +ve impact of loans even of ₹25K on the poor. I’m quite surprised by @PChidambaram_IN questi...
A🧵on ₹ depreciation. See chart below. where ALL currencies have depreciated more year-to-date against the USD than ₹. While ₹ has depreciated 8% year-to-date, $ index has appreciat...
Ur comment prompted me to write a 5-page note, which is on LinkedIn & images here. India's Covid policy response was based on a deep analysis of policy response to GFC & Asian Fin...
As some people question based on inadequate understanding & stereotypes, I'll write a longer blog explaining it later. Now, 🧵to explain briefly. Key to understanding is that scienc...
Amidst the US recession, #Thread to understand how India was +vely different in its Covid policy. @paulkrugman says "Take it as given that large fiscal stimulus and Fed complacency...
For the record, I supported Demonetization when I was NOT YET CEA. I've always formed my views using empirical evidence even if it meant standing alone based on my courage of convi...