Urbanomics

1. The new Labour government in UK wants to close down the "carried interest tax" loophole that Private Equity firms enjoy - it al...

1. The Economist makes a very important point in explaining the productivity slowdown in developing countries, Half of the slowdown in...

1. A new study of 23 drugs, eight of which were under patents, reveals that while prices are highest in the US and lowest in India... ....

Fiscal austerity is the current buzzword in macroeconomic policymaking. Across Europe, despite very strong domestic political opposition, g...

Arguably the biggest short-term challenge facing the Government of India is to get its fiscal balance in order. With elections due in two y...

1. Budget at a glance - how money comes and where it is spent? 2. Expenditure control is one of the highlights of the budget, especially wi...

President Obama's ten year budget proposals reveal the true extent of America's government debt crisis . As the Times reports , by ...

Amidst the ruins of the sub-prime crisis and the Great Recession, two shining examples of good governance in administering the economy and f...