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Fellowships and Awards

=> Tobin Center for Economic Policy, Pre-Doctoral Fellows Program, 2026-27

=> Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2027
Last date to apply: 10 August 2026

=> UKRI policy fellowships 2026
Last date to apply: 10 September 2026

=> Call for Nominations: CSWEP Elaine Bennett Research Prize 2026
Last date to apply: 20 September 2026

=> Nuffield Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Economics
Last date to apply: 23 September 2026

=> AAEA- Uma Lele Mentor Fellowship Award
Last date to apply: 12 October 2026

=> Maxwell King PhD Scholarship
Last date to apply: 31 October 2026


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Researchers studied AI layoffs. Here's their warning | FT

IGIDR Research Publications

1. Dubey, Anand and Dixit, Krishna (2026). Born in the Shadows: The Lasting Effect of Informal Beginnings on Firm Financial Transparency. International Journal of Finance & Economics,Wiley


2. Nandwani, Bharti and Roychowdhury, Punarjit (2026). British Colonialism and Women’s Empowerment in India. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 74(4), University of Chicago Press


IGIDR Working Papers

1. Kundu, Sumana (2026). Transparency versus Opacity: Personalized Pricing and Firm Competition under Network Effects (WP-2026-013)
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2. Goyal, Ashima and Khan, Anas (2026). Rainfall Shocks, Market Infrastructure, and Agricultural Price Stability: Evidence from Tomato, Onion, and Potato Markets in India (WP-2026-014)
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Call for Proposals/Application

=> Anthropic Economics Futures Research Fund - Call for Research Proposals

=> Request for Proposals: Global Health and Wellbeing in an Era of Transformative AI
      Last date to apply: August 21, 2026

Recent Reports and Publications

CSEP=> India E-Commerce Report 2026: Innovation in the Merchandise Space

FAO=> State of Agriculture Commodity Market, 2026

FAO=> The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026

IMF=> World Economic Outlook, July 2026

MOSPI=> Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Monthly Bulletin June 2026

NITI=>Roadmap for Building India as a Leading BioEconomy Powerhouse by 2035

RBI=>Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2025-26

NITI=>Roadmap for Building India as a Leading BioEconomy Powerhouse by 2035

TERI=>Unlocking Solar at Scale: How Agrivoltaics Overcome Land Constraints in India’s Energy Transition

WEF=>Beyond Coal: Building a Flexible, Resilient and Clean Power System for Malaysia

Upcoming Conferences/Call for papers
National Conferences /Seminars
International Conferences /Seminars
International Conference on Economics, Finance & Business, Vienna, 01-03 September 2026

Last Date for submission: 18 August 2026

The International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences (IISES) and the University of Finance and Administration (VŠFS).

International Conference on Applied Business and Economics (22nd Edition ICABE 2026) 21-24 September, 2026

Last Date of submission: 01 September, 2026

University of Malta

2026 SMU-Jinan Conference on Urban and Regional Economics joint with 11th WB-GWU Urbanization and Development Conference

Last Date of submission: 04 September, 2026

Singapore Management University (SMU) and Jinan University

IISES International Academic Conference, Istanbul, 28-30 September, 2026

Last Date for submission: 14 September 2026

The International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences (IISES) and the University of Finance and Administration

MIRDEC-27th, International Academic Conference on Economics, Business and Contemporary Discussions in Social Science, 24-25 November 2026, Barcelona, Spain

Last Date for submission: 13 November 2026

Masters International Research and Development Center MIRDEC

LISER Conference in Labour Economics, 10-11 December 2026

Last Date for submission: 31 August, 2026

Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)

Tor Vergata Ph.D. Conference in Economics, 19-20 December 2026

Last Date for submission: 15 September, 2026

University of Rome Tor Vergata

2027-3rd III/LIS Comparative Economic Inequality Conference, 11-12 February 2027

Last Date for submission: 15 September, 2026

London School of Economics (LSE)

Database of the Month
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Internet Resources
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G*Power is a tool to compute statistical power analyses for many different t tests, F tests, χ2 tests, z tests and some exact tests. G*Power can also be used to compute effect sizes and to display graphically the results of power analyses.G * Power provides effect size calculators and graphics options. G * Power supports both a distribution-based and a design-based input mode. It contains also a calculator that supports many central and noncentral probability distributions. G * Power is free software and available for Mac OS X and Windows XP/Vista/7/8.

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IPC The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is a common global scale for classifying the severity and magnitude of food insecurity and malnutrition. It is the result of a partnership of various organizations at global, regional and country levels dedicated to developing and maintaining the highest possible quality in food security and nutrition analysis. IPC is increasingly the international standard for classifying food insecurity and malnutrition.

Recent Research Articles
Impact of self-help group on multidimensional poverty: a study on tribal women in underdeveloped districts in West Bengal, India by Purna Jana and Ramesh Chandra Das

Indian Growth and Development Review, July 2026

This study aims to evaluate the multidimensional poverty (MDP) conditions prevalent among Scheduled Tribe (ST) women in four economically lagging districts of West Bengal, India – namely Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram, Purulia and Bankura. The investigation...

Unequal Beginnings: Inequality of Opportunity in Children’s Access to Education, Health, and Basic Services in India by Shruthi Menon and S. Madheswaran

The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, July 2026

Despite substantial economic growth and expansion of welfare programmes, inequality of opportunity remains a defining feature of childhood in India. This study examines ...

What are the benefits of metro rail in Mumbai, India? By Palak Suri and Maureen L. Cropper

Regional Science and Urban Economics, July 2026

We estimate the effects of the first metro rail line in Mumbai using administrative data on assessed property prices from 2011-18 for 723 subzones in the city. Comparing areas within 1 km of the metro...

Do creditor rights reduce tunneling? Evidence from India's bankruptcy law reforms by Prasanna Gai et.al.

Journal of Corporate Finance, July 2026

We study the impact of a bankruptcy reform that improved creditor rights and legal efficiency on the tunneling of funds through related party transactions within corporate group in India. We exploit...

Multilevel drivers of smallholder farmers' coping strategies to climate variability: Insights from Assam, India by Jigyasa Sandilya and Kishor Goswami

Ecological Economics, July 2026

Farmers use short-term responses, called coping strategies, to address the immediate threats of climate change while maintaining their livelihoods. This study pursues two objectives...

Mapping Anaemia Inequality: A Regional Analysis of Socio- Economic Factors Among Women of Reproductive Age in India by Pushpendra Kumar Singh and Sanatan Nayak

Institutions and Economies, July 2026

Anaemia prevalence and regional differences in women of reproductive age in India are examined using socio-economic, demographic, and cultural parameters. This research uses National Family Health Survey 5 (NFHS-5) data and the Alkire-Foster (2011) method to produce the multidimensional poverty index (MPI) for a detailed region-wise examination. Anaemia is examined...

Internet access and household consumption: Impact on expenditure, food diversity, and macronutrient intake in India by B Sai Swaroop et.al.

Economic Analysis and Policy, July 2026

Recent progress in internet accessibility have significantly altered household consumption patterns, affecting expenditure decisions, dietary diversity, and macronutrient intake. This study examines...

Effect of open access reform on electricity prices and labor market: Plant-level evidence from India by Apra Sinha et.al.

Economic Modelling, July 2026

Electricity is an important input for manufacturing, and lowering its cost is likely to foster industrialization and economic development. This paper estimates the effect of state-level open access (competition-enhancing) reform in India’s electricity market on electricity prices and labor market outcomes, using administrative plant-level data. Results suggest that ...

The gendered dimensions of an ‘herbicide revolution’: a feminist analysis of herbicide adoption in central India By Carly Nichols and Nidhi Kumari

World Development, July 2026

Across much of the world weeding has primarily been a form of feminized agricultural labor. As such the rapid spread of herbicides across India, and much of the global South, has significant implications for the ways that women’s labor is employed and valued in agrarian economies. Understanding these...

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