To prepare for the future, India emphasizes addressing inclusive and sustainable growth, eliminating poverty, and expanding their urban sphere. The growth-orientated government faces challenges in creating efficient policy reforms to fit their agenda. Issues including poverty, inequality, lack of infrastructure, and an unfinished plan for reform limit the country’s tremendous growth prospects.
How can India utilize macro economic policy for faster growth? What additional policies are needed to boost infrastructure and urbanization? How is India responding to climate change and sustainability? How can revised policy and programs aid in eradicating poverty?
The Institute for International Economic Policy at the Elliott School of International Affairs and India’s National Institute of Public Finance and Policy hosted a conversation with top academic researchers, officials from the IMF, NIPFP, and World Bank, and current and former advisors of the Indian governments.
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8:30 – 9:00AM: Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00AM: Opening Session
- Welcome Address
- Ambassador Reuben Brigety, Dean of the Elliott School
- Key Note Address: “India’s Reform Challenges and Unfinished Reform Agenda”
- Arvind Subramaniam, Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India
10:00 – 11:15AM: Session I – “Macro Economic Policy for Faster Growth”
- Chair: Dr. Ajay Chhibber, IIEP & NIPFP
- Dr. Subir Gokarn, Exective Director, India IMF
- Dr. Rathin Roy, Director, NIPFP, “A Macro-Fiscal Snapshot“
11:15 – 11:30AM: Coffee Break
11:30AM – 1:00PM: Session II – “India’s Commitment to Climate Change and Sustainable Growth”
- Chair: Prof Stephen Smith, Director, IIEP
- Dr. Rita Pandey, NIPFP, “Biodiversity: conservation a key strategy in addressing CC in India“
- Dr. Manish Bapna, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, WRI, “The New Climate Economy: Opportunities for India“
- Dr. Rathin Roy, Director, NIPFP, “Financing Sustainable Development in India“
1:00 – 2:00PM: Lunch: Luncheon Address
- Dr. Junaid Kamal Ahmad, Country Director, India, World Bank
2:00 – 3:15PM: Session III – “Infrastructure and Urban Drivers of Growth”
- Chair: Prof Remi Jedwab, IIEP
- Dr. Sam Asher, World Bank and Centre for Policy Research, “The Many Costs of Remoteness“
- Dr. Maureen Cropper, University of Maryland, “Air Pollution, Environmental Regulation and the India Electricity Sector“
3:15 – 3:30PM: Coffee Break
3:30 – 4:45PM: Session IV – “Equitable Growth and Poverty Eradication: Measurement, Programs, and Policies”
- Chair: Prof James Foster, IIEP
- Dr. Anirudh Krishna, Duke University, “Hidden Dimensions of Equity and Poverty Education: The Tasks Ahead“
- Dr. Sonalde Desai, University of Maryland and NCAER, “Rethinking Social Safety Nets in an Era of Declining Poverty“
4:45 – 5:30PM: Closing Address: “Getting India back to the Growth Turnpike: What will it take?“
- Dr. Rakesh Mohan, Yale University, and former Executive Director, India, IMF
- Dr. Ajay Chhibber, IIEP & NIPFP
