Nobel Laureate and MIT economist Daron Acemoglu believes that the excitement around artificial intelligence may be overblown, arguing that current…
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AI mania is worse than 1999’s tech bubble, Apollo’s top economist warns
A top Wall Street economist is sounding the alarm on sky-high valuations in AI stocks — and drawing comparisons to…
Subsidies or silent tax? Economist explains how Indian farmers are actually net taxed
Indian farmers are effectively taxed, not subsidised, agriculture economist Dr Ashok Gulati has said, citing international producer support benchmarks and…
Economist questions subsidy logic: ‘Extreme poverty is 5%, why give free food to 800 mn?’
Noted agriculture economist Dr Ashok Gulati has questioned the Centre’s large-scale free food distribution policy, arguing it is politically driven…
‘Singular GST slab can’t be…’: Economist Ajit Ranade says current structure is ‘mildly progressive’
Economist Ajit Ranade on Saturday reacted to a working paper that described India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) as “moderately progressive”. He…
Capex, credit & caution: SBI MF’s Chief Economist Namrata Mittal on what lies ahead for Indian economy
India’s economy is at an important stage as global challenges like trade tensions, rising uncertainty, and slowing growth continue to…
Influential economist Stanley Fischer dies
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.…
India could benefit as dollar weakens, says economist Ruchir Sharma; calls 6-month market correction a ‘positive’
India may turn out to be a beneficiary of global capital shifts as money begins to move out of the…
‘India’s economic slowdown is self-inflicted, we can grow at 6.5-7% if…’: Economist Neelkanth Mishra
Neelkanth Mishra, Chief Economist at Axis Bank and Head of Research at Axis Capital, has attributed India’s current economic slowdown…