Publications
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Towards Regulating App Stores
- Competition, Startups, Tech
A study to assess the competitive landscape in the app store market in India, highlight pressing concerns of developers, and determine the need, if any, for government intervention.
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COVID-19: The Gendered Impact on Urban Informal Workers in Delhi NCR
- COVID, Gender, Labour
A study on the subject of women informal workers – their pre-pandemic vulnerabilities, impact of COVID-19 on their life choices and institutional policy responses in Delhi NCR.
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Towards a gender-responsive and inclusive economic recovery for India in the COVID-19 context
- ECONOMIC RECOVERY, Gender
Suggestions for a macroeconomic recovery framework that places special emphasis on women and girls, including monetary and fiscal policy measures as well as innovative financing options to achieve gender-equitable outcomes.
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Levelling the playing field: Protecting the Interests of Automobile Dealers in India
- Auto
Undertaking a comparative analysis of OEM-dealership agreements in India and abroad, this study makes the case for a policy intervention to safeguard dealer (and consumer) interests in India.
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Keeping Fraudulent Apps off App Stores
- INTERMEDIARY LIABILITY, Tech
A policy brief to highlight the need for strengthening oversight mechanisms on app stores.
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Making a Gender Responsive Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme
- SOCIAL SECURITY
In the context of the pandemic and its severe impact on livelihoods in urban areas, this study looks at the principles that should underline a gender responsive urban employment guarantee scheme.
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EBooks: Building Blocks of India’s Knowledge Economy
- Education, Taxation, Tech
Despite the positive externalities associated with inexpensive books, eBooks are not afforded a favourable tax environment in India.
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Menstrual Hygiene Management – Lessons for States
- Gender, MHM
Studying the best practices of Tamil Nadu and how it has achieved its current levels of menstrual hygiene practices, this study makes recommendations that can be replicated across other states in India.
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Framework for Regulating Encryption in India
- Privacy, Tech Policy
This study envisions a framework that acknowledges the importance of consumer privacy & technological innovation, while not diminishing the role of the government in protecting national security.
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Advancing gender equality in a post COVID context
- COVID, Gender, SOCIAL SECURITY
If evidence from previous disasters and crises is any indication, women will be disproportionately affected during the pandemic.
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Addressing the barriers to adoption in digital payments
- Digital Payments, Tech Policy
The Indian economy is a predominantly cash driven economy. While the penetration of digital payments has increased significantly in the last decade, cash still continues to dominate.
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Women’s Economic Empowerment in India – A Policy Landscape Study
- Gender
Employing a critical gender lens, this study identifies promising exemplars of transformative policies that create an enabling environment for women’s economic empowerment in India.
