- Article in the Hindu on the Income Tax notices issued to 18 lakh
entities and why those deposits may not be black. http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/painting-it-all-black/article17834428.ece
- Interview published in the Pioneer on
Black Economy in India: file:///C:/Users/Dr.%20Arun%20Kumar/Downloads/23ag05.pdf
- Interview on black economy, globalization
and Indian economy in Newslaundry: https://www.newslaundry.com/2017/03/18/nl-interviews-arun-kumar-on-indias-black-economy-and-black-money-blurb-abhinandan-sekhri-speaks-to-the-economist-to-figure-out-black-from-white
- Analyzing the 6 months of
Demonetization; the economy sputtering while a political dividend has
accrued. In the Wire: https://thewire.in/136455/demonetisaion-economy-political-dividend/
- Analyzing Arvind Subramanian’s statement
of on why experts are sycophantic and that makes for poor policy making.
In Catch News: http://www.catchnews.com/india-news/policy-making-and-autonomous-intellectuals-who-wants-genuine-debates-63127.html
6. Article in the Indian Express suggests that the
methodology that works in normal times is not applicable when the economy has
suffered a shock. So, why is government still talking of 7% rate of growth http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/unusual-times-usual-ways-demonetisation-gdp-growth-economy-employment-4560881/
7. Article in the DNA explains the
link of black money and elections in India and why voters do not seem to care
about it. http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-politicians-voters-and-the-doublespeak-on-black-money-2334012
8. A more detailed article analyzing the
budget than the previous one. It appeared in the Mainstream a few
days back.
It analyses why the assumptions underlying the budget
arithmetic are incorrect so that the revenue projections are likely to go
wrong.
Also why more should have
been done to take care of the developing crisis due to demonetization.
9. Budget article in Firstpost.
10. Wire Article on analysis of the
Economic Survey
11. Scroll.in article on the rupture between reality and government data.
12. Firstpost article on pre-budget
expectations
http://www.firstpost.com/business/budget-during-the-times-of-demonetisation-fm-has-a-tough-task-to-rejuvenate-the-slowing-economy-3217790.html
13. Article in the Citizen
analysing the impact of demonetization on banks and pointing out that
recessionary conditions are beginning to take hold.
It is available at: http://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/NewsDetail/index/1/9457/39-Days-Demonetisation--Recessionary-Conditions-Take-Hold
14. Article from The Scroll points out that the
government is trying to claim success by shifting goal posts but not
succeeding. It is at: http://scroll.in/article/824129/demonetisation-shifting-goalposts-to-show-success-has-kept-focus-away-from-real-issues
16. Article on measuring the size of the black economy in India in Economic
and Political Weekly.
It is available at: http://www.epw.in/journal/2016/48/estimation-size-black-economy-india-1996-2012.html
I have tried a different way of estimating the size of
the black economy.
This piece was written much before demonetization was
announced.
17. An article based on an interview in India Legal. It is a general take on demonetization –
what is wrong with it and why it would not work but cause a lot of pain to the
poor, etc.. http://www.indialegallive.com/commercial/special-story/demonetization-will-adversely-impact-97-percent-indians-15912
18. An article in the Wire looks at why cash does not mean black and why
cashless economy would not lead to less of the black economy, etc. Its link is:
http://thewire.in/83480/choking-money-supply-not-the-way-to-tackle-black-economy/ .
Here are two early articles on demonetization published within days of the announcement.
