Vision
Transform the institute into a multidisciplinary, research-intensive, and premier university, fostering robust collaboration with Indian and international institutions to advance innovative solutions.
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New Research Paper Published on Financial Markets & Sustainability
LDP Programme For Women, Nov 11-13, 2025
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International Conference on Development Economic – Dec 2025
Faculty Achievement: Dr. Smith wins Best Research Award
Academic Programmes
IGIDR offers world-class academic programs that bridge the gap between education and industry, ensuring students excel in finance, policy-making, and research.
Academic Outreach
IGIDR promotes academic outreach through initiatives that encourage research collaboration and knowledge exchange. Key pro-grammes include the Collaborative Research (CoRe)-Ph.D. Colloquium, Post-Doctoral Fellowship Programme, Visiting Scholars Programme, and the Visiting Students Programme. Together, these initiatives strengthen the institute’s commitment to academic excellence and intellectual engagement.
Research and Publications
Our State-of-the-art research facilities support groundbreaking studies in economics, sustainability and the policy development.
Corruption-proof minimum regulation for ‘zero emission’: Status incentives–Bane or boon?
Author : Jain, Preksha, Kundu, Sumana and Pal, Rupayan
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, V.245, 2026.
Undertreatment in credence goods markets: When does a no-liability rule outperform?
Author : Authors: Kundu, Sumana
Operations Research Letters, V.67, 2026.
Inequality, urbanization, and the Kuznets process: Evidence from India’s annual Periodic Labour Force Surveys.
Author :Chandrasekhar, S., Naraparaju, K., and Sharma, A
Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, V.77, 2026.
This paper examines the feasibility of designing environmental regulations that achieve zero emissions by incentivizing the adoption of non-polluting ‘green’ technologies among firms, while minimizing opportunities for corruption.
This paper analyzes how undertreatment - the provision of minor treatment for a serious problem - affects expert behavior and social welfare in credence goods markets under both strict liability and no-liability regimes.
This paper presents annual estimates of inequality in monthly per capita household earnings in India for the period 2017–18 to 2022–23, based on an analysis of data from India’s Periodic Labour Force Surveys.
WP-2026-007
Anjali Sharma, Rajeswari Sengupta
Timing Matters: Creditor Incentives and Delayed Admission under India’s IBC
WP-2026-006
Bharti Nandwani, Ishita Varma
From State to Community: Forest Land Rights and Forest Conservation in India
WP-2026-005
Rajeswari Sengupta (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research)
Monetary Policy in India: The Long Road to Inflation Targeting
WP-2026-004
Kritika Sharma, Taniya Ghosh
Food, Headline, and Core Inflation: Horizon-Dependent Transmission in India
WP-2026-003
Vaishali Garga , Benjamin Gryzb and Rajeswari Sengupta
Do Actions Match Words? Reassessing the Taylor Rule in an Emerging-market Context
WP-2026-002
Alicia García Herrero (Natixis Bank) and Rajeswari Sengupta (IGIDR, Mumbai)
Tackling India’s jobs plight: Underutilised levers and lessons from China
WP-2026-001
Qayoom Khachoo, Ridwan Ah Sheikh, Pritam Banerjee
Firm-Level Trade Responses to Intellectual Property Reforms: Evidence from India
Policy & Impact
IGIDR is at the forefront of policy research and advisory services, working with government bodies.
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Policy Documentation
Partnering Structured, research-backed policy drafts for decision-makers.
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Committee Reports
Expert insights and analysis for policy committees & working groups.
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Data-Driven Policy Research
Supporting reforms with evidence-based analysis.
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Government & Institutional Collaborations
Working with ministries, banks, and global think tanks.
IGIDR Advantages
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ACRE CAMPUS
820+
ALUMNI NETWORK
1430+
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
PLACEMENT SUPPORT
DISTINGUISHED FACULTY
SPEAKER SEMINARS
Alumni
The alumni of institute form a distinguished network of scholars and professionals contributing to academia, public policy, international organizations, and the corporate sector. Graduates of the institute have secured positions in leading universities, research institutions, government bodies, and financial organizations in India and abroad. Many alumni have pursued advanced research and faculty careers in globally reputed institutions/universities such as Cornell, IITs, IIMs, CDS, MSE, etc., while others serve in key policy institutions such as the Reserve Bank of India, NIPFP, NCAER, etc. The corporate sector they are serving include institutions such as Citi, NSE, ICICI, Deloitte, HSBC, CRISIL, American Express, etc. The achievements of IGIDR alumni reflect the institute’s strong emphasis on rigorous training in development economics, econometrics, and policy analysis.