The Research Cell - Madras School of Economics

07/02/2019

Hello everyone,

Presentation by Abhiruchi(1st year) and Amit(1st year) done under Sumanjay (2nd year) on the topic Volatility measure and VaR estimation techniques has been updated on the blog and same can be accessed using the following link.

In the financial world, volatility is synonymous to risk. So any investment decision must factor in the volatility of the financial asset in question. As financ

01/02/2019

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Presentation and pictures from Dr N S Siddharthan lecture is updated on the blog and same can be accessed using the following link.

The phrase "technological unemployment" was popularised by John Maynard Keynes in the 1930s, who said it was "only a temporary phase of maladjustment". Yet the

21/01/2019

Hello everyone,

The Research Cell at Madras School of Economics invites you to the 1st lecture of this semester which will be taking place on 28th January, 4:30 PM onwards. Dr. N S Siddharthan is going to deliver this lecture on the Topic : Paradigm changes in technology and employment.

Dr N S Siddharthan is currently Hon. Professor at Madras School of Economics and he retired as a head of V K R V Rao centre for studies in globalisation, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) after spending 40 years at IEG. He also taught at University of Oxford. His research interest lies in technology and globalisation, international economics, multinational corporations and industrial organization.

Primers for the same will be sent to you in few days.

Hope to see you there!

20/01/2019

Hello everyone,

A good article on crypotcurrencies written by Shuchita jain is up on the blog for reading.

Link for the same is given below :

Crypto currencies have captured the imagination of some, struck fear among others, and confused the rest. Essentially a “Cryptocurrency” is a digital representa

26/07/2018

Research cell, orientation at 17:00 today in COE auditorium.

See you there!😊

22/07/2018

Hey everyone!

The orientation session of the Research Cell for 2018 is here. Come visit us at the COE auditorium at 5 pm on 26th July, Thursday.

See you there! 😊

19/06/2018

Academic performance and subject choice are simply not enough to explain why some people earn more than others. Factors like racial discrimination and family connections probably still play a part.

Class and ethnicity seem to matter, even after controlling for academic ability

28/05/2018

Night lights data shows rising inequality between states in India, according to new research

23/05/2018

'Contact Theory’ says that interpersonal contact leads to the reduction of prejudice between members of different groups (different sexual orientation, ethnicities, …).

A meta-analysis of 515 studies confirms that this effect is real and strong
https://t.co/5ZlErxieBw

13/05/2018

Bitcoin, the introduction of futures and pessimist investors.

Each day Bitcoin surged to a new lifetime high between October and December last year, and became one the most sensational things that got the world talking. But then it began tumbling, and the Federal Reserve of San Fransico has a reason to offer behind the fall.

11/05/2018

05/05/2018

India in 3rd.

Inequality has been increasing from one generation to the next. See the levels of income inequality in your country, and join the discussion on at the OECD Social Policy Forum 14 May 👉 oe.cd/shared-prosperity