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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Professor Vivek Dehejia speaks to the Wall Street Journal on India’s lockdown

Professor Vivek Dehejia speaks to the Wall Street Journal on India's lockdown amid COVID-19: "Governments around the world are reclaiming the commanding heights of the economy,” said Vivek Dehejia, an economics professor at Carleton University in Ottawa. “You can do things quickly, but the danger is once governments obtain more power they are... More

Monday, July 15, 2019

Professor Vivek Dehejia comments on India’s financial system and ability to spur growth

“With mounting debts at some large NBFCs, economists now expect some to go bust and put India's financial system at risk. ‘This is a crisis waiting to happen,’ said Vivek Dehejia, an economist at Carleton University in Canada.” (Benjamin Parkin, “India’s shadow banking crisis sparks credit crunch,” Financial Times at www.ft.com)... More

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Professor Vivek Dehejia comments on P.M. Modi’s re-election campaign

“‘He has veered away from economic issues and doubled down on traditional BJP Hindutva issues,’ said Vivek Dehejia, an economics professor at Carleton University of Ottawa, using a term that refers to a form of Hindu nationalism. ‘A win sends the message that they don’t have to worry that much about the economy, they... More

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