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Fellowships and awards

=> Kabir Banerjee Predoctoral Fellowship
Last date to apply: 24 July 2026

=> Urban Studies Foundation International Fellowships
Last date to apply: 06 July 2026

=> ICSSR’s Doctoral Fellowships for the Financial Year 2026-27
Last date to apply: 14 July 2026

=> ITTO Fellowship Programme 2026
Last date to apply: 20 July 2026

=> Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Last date to apply: 10 August, 2026

=> DAAD Scholarships in Germany for Development-Related Postgraduate Courses
Last date to apply: Aug-Oct 2026 (annual)


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Why birth rates are falling everywhere all at once | FT

IGIDR Research Publications

1. Prasad, Alaka Shree and Mandal, Biswajit (2026). Virtual Transfer of Labour Services and Financial Capital Between Non-overlapping Time Zones, Foreign Trade Review


Call for Proposals/Application

=> Prime Minister Research Chair (PMRC) Scheme
      Last date to apply: July 15, 2026

=> Joint call for research proposal FY 2027 Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), India & Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan
      Last date to apply: September 03, 2026

Recent Reports and Publications

IEA=> Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report, 2026

IEA=> Oil Market Report - June 2026

IEA=> Best Practices and Insights to Expand Clean Energy Access and Adoption

IEA=> Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency for Business

IFC=> Waste, Reimagined: Practical Guidance for Digitalizing Waste Management

MOSPI=> Periodic Labour Force Survey(PLFS)

MOSPI=> Sustainable Development Goals – National Indicator Framework Progress Report, 2026

OECD=> Economic Outlook, 2026

OECD=> Review on Aligning Finance with Climate Goals 2026

RBI=> Financial Stability Report June 2026

WB=> Global Economic Prospects

WEF=> The Regenerative Blue Economy pathways to Prosperity

WEF=> Deepening Divides: The Cost of a More Fragmented financial system

Upcoming Conferences/Call for papers
National Conferences /Seminars
International Conferences /Seminars
10th Asia-Pacific Conference on Economics and Finance ‘LIVE’, 10-11 December, 2026

Last Date for submission: 9 July 2026

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak and Loughborough University, Singapore

The Sixth Biennial Conference on Auto Lending On 29-30 October, 2026

Last Date for submission: 15th July 2026

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

India Economics Conference Call for Papers On 9–10 October, 2026

Last Date for submission: 22nd July 2026

UC San Diego

Emerging Challenges in Long-Term Care and Caregiving, 02 October, 2026

Last Date for submission: 31 July 2026

Cambridge, MA

Firms, Technology, and Economic Implications, 25 September, 2026

Last Date for submission: 04 August, 2026

Cambridge, MA

2nd International Conference on Finance and Behavioral Decision Making, 15-16 Oct 2026

Last Date for submission: 15 September, 2026

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Database of the month
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DBnomics is a free and open-access platform that provides access to millions of economic and financial time-series datasets from leading national and international institutions, including the IMF, World Bank, OECD, Eurostat, and central banks worldwide. By standardizing data into a common format and offering a unified search interface and API, DBnomics makes it easier to access, compare, and analyze key economic indicators such as GDP, inflation, trade, employment, and financial statistics. The platform preserves original data, archives historical revisions, and regularly updates datasets, making it a valuable resource for economists, researchers, policymakers, and students seeking reliable and reproducible economic analysis.

Internet Resources
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E-Axes Forum is an independent, non-profit research platform dedicated to advancing knowledge at the intersection of climate change, macroeconomics, and finance. Founded in 2021, the Forum brings together economists, policymakers, central bankers, and researchers from around the world to explore sustainable economic policies and climate-related financial risks. Through webinars, policy briefs, research digests, and interactive data trackers, E-Axes promotes evidence-based discussions on topics such as climate finance, green monetary policies, biodiversity, and economic resilience, making complex research accessible to a wider audience.

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Climate Equity Monitor (CEM) is an interactive online platform that assesses equity in global climate action by examining emissions, energy consumption, resource use, and climate policies across countries. Developed by researchers from the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) and the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), the platform emphasizes the principles of equity, historical responsibility, and Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities (CBDR-RC) under the UNFCCC. By providing data-driven analyses and visual dashboards, CEM serves as a valuable resource for researchers, policymakers, students, and citizens interested in climate justice and sustainable development.

Recent research articles
Non-banks and monetary policy transmission in India: An Exploration by Neelima K. M, Pallavi Chavan and Nandini Jayakumar

International Economics and Economic Policy, June 2026

This paper analyses the role of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) - an increasingly important credit intermediary in India - in monetary policy transmission. Using balance sheet data for a representative panel of NBFCs uniquely matched with retail loan-level data, the paper finds evidence of monetary transmission...

The Impact of Climate Change on Productivity in India: Explorations with ARFIMA Model by Seema Joshi, Sachin Gupta and Ruchi Kansil

The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, June 2026

The goal of the present study is to find out the impact of climate change (CC) along with a few other variables like expenditure on education (Edu), health (Hea), social security and welfare (SSW), and internet penetration (IntPene) on productivity viz., labour productivity (LP) and total factor productivity (TFP). Based on a priori...

Human capital and economic growth: a meta-analytic reassessment by Aurora A. C. Teixeira and Ana Catarina Gomes

Journal of Social and Economic Development, June 2026

This study conducts the first comprehensive quantitative meta-analysis of the human capital–economic growth nexus, combining 740 effect-size estimates from 51 empirical studies published between 1991 and 2023. The aggregate evidence indicates a positive but modest relationship: on average, a 1% increase in human capital is...

Healthcare-seeking behaviour in a pluralistic system: evidence from non-communicable diseases management in Kerala, India by Jeena T. Srinivasan, P. R. Ramesh and K. Mahesh

Journal of Social and Economic Development , June 2026

This study examines household health status and healthcare-seeking behaviour for managing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Kerala, India, characterized by an advanced demographic and epidemiological transition, an ageing population, and a pluralistic healthcare system in which modern and traditional systems, such...

Is fiscal deficit stimulus or constraint for economic growth in India? Empirical evidence using asymmetric and thresholds approaches by Prakhar Pandey et al.

Economic Change and Restructuring, June 2026

This study investigates the asymmetric and nonlinear relationship between fiscal deficit and economic growth in India over the period 1970 to 2022. The primary objective is to assess whether fiscal deficits act as a stimulus or a constraint on economic performance, accounting for the roles of foreign direct investment (FDI)...

Economic and social globalization and energy efficiency: transmission channels through demographic structure and innovation by Paravee Maneejuk, Praphatsorn Damngam and Woraphon Yamaka

Economic Change and Restructuring, June 2026

This paper examines how globalization influences energy intensity across OECD countries by distinguishing between direct effects and indirect transmission channels. While existing studies primarily focus on the direct impact of globalization on energy use, we develop a novel framework that incorporates four key mediating...

Caste Embeddedness and Entrepreneurship in Colonial and Contemporary India by Amrita Roy

Enterprise and Society, June 2026

How has caste influenced entrepreneurship in India in the past and how does it do so in the present? Using the Industrial Census of 1911, this paper provides the first detailed caste-level mapping of firms in Indian business history and links it to the present by an analysis of the Economic Census of 2013–2014...

The EU–India Partnership in the Indo-Pacific: Scope and Prospects by Sheetal Sharma and Tobias Theiler

Policy Analysis, June 2026

This article examines Indian perceptions of the EU's Indo-Pacific Strategy through interviews with government officials and foreign policy influencers. Despite viewing the EU positively as an important economic and normative partner, many Indian respondents were critical regarding how the EU's approach aligns with...

Does Household Finance Drive the Gold Price? Evidence From India by Vighneswara Swamy and Munusamy Dharani

Journal of Public Affairs, June 2026

This paper investigates whether household finance impacts as a macroeconomic driver of gold price in India centering on the novel household-finance channel. Utilizing annual time-series data for the period 1960–2017, we use an econometric approach that incorporates cointegration regression techniques, Toda-Yamamoto...

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