It has been some time now since I’ve been concerned and overly aware of feminism. Like for most issues that interest me, I want to dedicate a post to it but I’m scared and almost too certain that I won’t be able to it justice. So, I would like to apologize in advance if you…
What’s your credence in god?
In this post, I want to delve a little into the philosophy of religion and talk about the existence of God. Whether you are agnostic, theist, or an atheist, I believe this question is worth giving a thought. While we may never have knowledge (something like justified true belief but not exactly) about it, the…
Word abuse alert: “Economic”
You’ve seen the headlines. “The government has recently announced an economic stimulus package of INR 20000000000000.” (Impressive at first glance) Its the word ‘ECONOMIC’ that seems to create confusion among people. It’s not a ‘FISCAL’ stimulus that one may be led to believe with phrases like ‘a stimulus that’s 10% of the GDP’. The difference…
Is this for real?
With so much going around, some people dying, others going crazy, have you ever had the impulse to think if all this is even real or just part of a very bad dream? No matter how much we would wish to deny something so bad happening around us, it’s just not possible for the rationals…
Financial emergency: Maybe?
There are things you read about and safely assume will never happen. I think the provision of Financial Emergency in the Constitution of India is supposed to be one of those things. When we casually throw around GDP figures, interest rates and innumerable indices in our jargon while talking about the economy, we don’t realise…
The answer is not always yes
Is it my duty to fight against injustices done to me? Before reading ahead, I request you to take two minutes out of your digital lives and ask yourselves, what does it mean to have self-respect? You don’t have to come up with a perfect answer (for one reason because there is no one right…
When an agnostic appreciates religion
Yesterday I realized that I have a blog and I could use it to be productive during these trying times. The amusing thing, at least to me, is that whenever I write something I gain a sense of agency that surely people are reading it. Well nobody is and if you’re still here I suggest…
Japan’s negative interest rates
Japan’s monetary policy might be the future of monetary policy around the world. The late 80s were a time of boom where buyers found themselves paying the highest prices for goods and commodities. The following decade would see Japan’s economy decline substantially, giving rise to the name the ‘Lost Decade’. 1990s was a reality check…
*nudge nudge wink wink
Something caught my attention in this year’s Economic Survey. One whole chapter was dedicated to something really interesting in an otherwise not so interesting document. (Depends who you are talking to) Anyways, it said-Policy for Homo Sapiens, Not Homo Economicus: Leveraging the Behavioural Economics of “Nudge” . Basically the whole chapter goes on to talk…
Late to the crisis?
I’ve had a hard time understanding what actually happened during the financial crisis of 2007-2008. I think I understand some of it, like the role of rating agencies. Read further to see if it makes sense to you as well. The credit rating agencies (namely Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch) gave AAA rating to…