IGIDR Publications
IGIDR Publications Overview
The publication portfolio of IGIDR showcases the institute’s dedication to producing impactful and policy-relevant research in the fields of development economics, energy, environment, and related areas. These scholarly works are systematically categorized into various series, each serving a unique academic purpose—ranging from faculty-authored books and monographs to working papers, project reports, discussion papers, and reprints. Together, they reflect the intellectual rigor and research diversity of the institute. This well-curated collection serves as a valuable resource for scholars, policymakers, and institutions worldwide.
A curated collection of research series reflecting IGIDR’s academic depth and impact.

2024
Achieving Zero Hunger in India: Challenges and Policies’.
Mahendra Dev, S.; Ganesh Kumar, A. and Pandey, Vijay Laxmi [eds].

2023
Theorization of Ex-Criminal Tribes: A Participatory Approach. Palgrave Macmillan,
Simhadri, Y.C.
Yedla, Sudhakar

2022
India Development Report,2022 .
Mahendra Dev,
S [Ed.]

2016
International Trade and Industrial Development in India: Emerging Trends, Patterns and Issues
C. Veeramani
R. Nagaraj
2025
Improving tax revenues in the emerging markets: A Laffer curve analysis
Snigdha Kalra and Sargam Gupta
2025
Effects of Backward GVC Participation on Labor Market: Micro-Level Evidence from India
Deepali Gupta and C. Veeramani
2025
Trade War and Some Policy Alternatives for India
Deepali Gupta and C. Veeramani
2025
Insights from Indian households’ qualitative inflation expectations
Roshin Paul P and Taniya Ghosh
2025
Discrimination in Credit Markets: The Case of Female Entrepreneurs in India
Rozi Kumari, A Ganesh-Kumar and Rajendra Vaidya
2025
Does inflation targeting live up to all the hype?
Yadavindu Ajit and Taniya Ghosh
Large Shareholder Activism in Corporate Governance in Developing Countries: Evidence from India
Jayati Sarkar, Subrata Sarkar
Price Changes and Some Underlying Aspects of Measurement of Poverty
Manoj Panda, Kali P. Rath
Impact of a Hike in the Administered Prices of Petroleum Products: Analysis Using an Applied General Equilibrium Model for India
A. Ganesh-Kumar, Gangadhar Darbha, Kirit S. Parikh
Lags in Employment Adjustment and Inter-Industry Differentials: Analysis Using Dynamic Inter-Related Factor Demand Functions
Sudipta Dutta Roy
Market Microstructure Considerations in Index Construction
Ajay Shah, Susan Thomas
Transitional Exchange Rate Policy in a Low Per Capita Income Country
Ashima Goyal
The Reprint/Preprint series
Published research featured in journals, books, or conference volumes.
2025
Elevating non-academic roles. Economic & Political Weekly, V.60 (10), 2025.
https://www.epw.in/journal/2025/10/special-articles/elevating-non-academic-roles.html
Pandit, Jai Mohan
2025
K.L Krishna: Building backbones for research. Journal of Quantitative Economics, V.23, 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40953-025-00443-z
Goyal, Ashima
2025
Cross-ownership in duopoly: Are there any incentives to divest?
Economic Theory, 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00199-025-01638-4
Pal, Rupayan and Petrakis, E
Inequality Minimising Subsidy and Taxation
This study explores how to design a tax-subsidy scheme that minimizes income inequality, even when the total tax collected and subsidy distributed are not equal.
Satya R. Chakravarty and Palash Sarkar
Reformist Laws for Trading in Farm Output are Best Enacted by States“, Mint 7 Jan 2022
The article "Reformist Laws for Trading in Farm Output are Best Enacted by States" (Mint, 7 Jan 2022) emphasizes that agricultural marketing reforms are most effective when tailored and implemented at the state level, considering regional diversity and ground realities.
Indira Rajaraman
A Compromise approach to the measurement of pro-Poorness
This article presents an analytical approach to pro-poor growth by balancing two key notions: poverty reduction and higher growth rates for the poor compared to the non-poor.
Satya R. Chakravarty and Nachiketa Chattopadhyay
Fiscal Transfers for Forest Cover: Aligning National and Sub-national Objectives in a Federal Setting, Economic and Political Weekly, 57:1 (1 January 2022); 50-57.
This study models why national forest grants since 2005 have failed to prevent forest cover decline in highly forested states, despite gains in states with initially low cover.
Indira Rajaraman and Manish Gupta
The global climate action agenda could do with trade recalibration
The article argues that global climate action efforts need a recalibration of trade policies to better align environmental goals with economic realities.
Indira Rajaraman