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Justin Sandefur

The Great Indian Poverty Debate, 2.0

Has the Modi government really accelerated poverty reduction? It is hard to tell as the country has effectively stopped measuring poverty.

Justin Sandefur
· Apr 26, 2022 · 11:30 am
The ‘Modi bounce’: World Bank's misleading defence of 30-point jump in India's Ease of Business rank

The bank has not been able to rebut that using a consistent methodology shows much smaller changes in the ranking over time.

Justin Sandefur
· Feb 17, 2018 · 08:00 am
The ‘Modi bounce’: India’s Ease of Business rank jumped because of methodological change, not reform

Critics point to serious conceptual flaws in the World Bank’s index, like measuring the costs of regulation while ignoring the benefits.

Divyanshi Wadhwa
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Justin Sandefur
· Feb 06, 2018 · 12:30 pm