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Elections are the cornerstone of democracy, but the fight for votes comes at a cost. Behind the rallies and debates lies a complex economic ecosystem that fuels election campaigns. Now that the election frenzy begins in the second week of April let’s dive further into the cash flow of campaigning...

In this article, we will explore a common question for consumers: when buying things like a phone, clothes, or shoes, should we pay in full with cash or opt for monthly instalments known as EMI? The idea of EMI is relatively newer compared to the traditional method of taking loans to make purchases...

The world of sports is a stage for athleticism capturing the hearts and minds of millions of people around the world. But beyond the thrill and excitement, the sports industry is a multi-billion dollar business that continues to grow rapidly. Behind the cheers of fans and the adrenaline on the field lies a web of financial transactions, economic strategies, and market dynamics that govern the existence and success of a sports team...

Subsidy and Capital Expenditures or Capex are the essentials of every functioning economy and key indicators of government’s economic policy. Governments worldwide employ various economic instruments to promote growth, stability, and development. Both serve distinct purposes and wield significant influence on economies, yet they operate in different spheres...

In a surprising and pivotal move, India, often regarded as the world's rice bowl, on July 20th, imposed a ban on the export of rice to foreign markets. Being the largest exporter of rice in the world, this decision sent a shockwave across global agricultural markets. It has raised questions and concerns amongst both domestic farmers and international trading partners...

We all enjoy donning colorful, clunky shoes whenever possible, whether we're going to attend lectures (which we don’t usually do) or going to Viceroy. Yes, I'm talking about the evergreen footwear brand - Crocs. Again, I’m reminded of how many of my friends responded disparagingly when I brought my pair of Crocs’ clogs and was super excited about them. On the same lines, when Crocs were introduced for the first time...

Traditionally, education is seen as the path to a better social and economic life, to be the end to all hardships. Along the same positive lines, women's education levels have increased in India. Though the proportion of women is less than half of the population, more than fifty percent of fresh graduates are women. While this should be an indicator of the positive growth of society, shockingly enough, it has yet to translate into more women's participation in the workforce..

A few months ago, Sri Lanka’s economy collapsed after it ran out of money to pay for food, fuel, and medicine. Protests started throughout the country as the people had been struggling with shortages of basic necessities and extremely high prices due to an inflation rate of more than 50%...

Not very long ago, Late Jhunjhunwala’s backed Akasa Air launched with its maiden flight on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route, India’s newest airline is all set to finally launch its operations in the country’s largest aviation market- New Delhi. It will be the 6th destination for the airline in the country (after Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kochi, Chennai, and Ahmedabad) as the airline opened bookings on its Bangalore-Delhi and Ahmedabad-Delhi route w.e.f 8 October 2022. The aircraft will be

About two years ago, the world around us seemed to crash and come to a halt, yet two economists named Robert Wilson and Paul Milgrom were awarded the Nobel Price in Economics for their Auction Theory. The word ‘auction’ instantly reminds us of the IPL Auction or maybe some eBay bid you woke up for during the night and still lost. At a quick glance, it might seem like a pretty mundane topic to make such a huge deal out of...

The Union Budget of India is just around the corner, presented on the 1st of February. Also, like every year, the economics association is coming out with its hallmark event, 'union budget planner.' It seemed like an apt situation to give a brief ‘walk’ through the Union Budget's basics...

Music has always been a critical part of our lives, and our increasingly hectic schedules have only amplified its importance. Indians spend 21.58 hours per week listening to music, higher than the global average of 17.89 hours. Like you may recall from the Spotify ads, we need music while performing chores, driving, working out, or spending time with our family...

Dating is a hot topic these days. The urge and desire for human companionship and a significant other has increased after the pandemic. “Personality vs looks”, “the number of women are so less on Tinder”, “Trade Off of swiping left and right” are the most common phrases heard under the hood of dating...

Pivoting is when a business decides to fundamentally change its course, function, or its business model. Businesses pivot when they think that their current line of business does not yield expected results anymore or a much bigger opportunity is spotted elsewhere, and they change their business strategy to adapt and accommodate the changes in the industry...

The economy of any country is very intricately linked with its history. India is a country of great cultural and historical heritage and was regarded as the “sone ki chidiya” (i.e. bird of gold) in ancient times because of the immense prosperity of its kingdoms and citizens. But have you ever wondered how monarchical forms of government were successful in creating prosperous kingdoms? How was wealth handled in those times? And how was the economy of kingdoms regulated?

Democracy needs a thriving civil society, free and fair media, solid independent institutions, and a dynamic political process to flourish. With all its tribulations, India has still managed to do quite well in the 73 years of its independence...

Pride and guilt are an integral part of human lives. Often, they serve as motivation to work, for example, by pushing us to put in a few hours of labor instead of free-riding on the work done by the peers in a group project. Sometimes, these emotions do the opposite...

Founders are an essential part of any firm. They play a critical role in the setting up and subsequent evolution of the venture. Despite the importance of founders within these ventures, estimates suggest that one or more founders depart within the first few years in at least half of multi-founder firms. In this article, we see how founder exits affect firms' performance and the factors that determine the extent of such effects...

Traditionally, it was thought that the Earth would automatically take care of any amount of waste because of its infinite regenerative capacity. However, we now know that the Earth does have an unlimited regenerative capacity...

De-Economist's Editors Rohith (henceforth R) and Anuradha (henceforth A) sat down with Dr. Dipanjan Chakraborty (henceforth D) from the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems to discuss his work, his career and how HCI is an essential component of computer engineering. We present the interview below...