Open Minds 2016: Public Square

Vivek Dehejia: The Debunker

He is a hard-nosed economist known for his incisive commentaries on India and economic trends

Open | 09 May, 2016

He is a hard-nosed economist known for his incisive commentaries on India and economic trends. An associate professor of Economics at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, he has acquired a reputation for calling the bluff of policymakers bent upon effecting incremental measures with much fanfare, notably in labour reforms and monetary policy. Lately, he has commended Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his reforms push. Dehejia, who along with his wife Rupa Subramanya, wrote Indianomix: Making Sense of Modern India, wields tremendous influence in Indian policymaking.

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