Ph.D. Econ MIT. Consultant. Former Adjunct Economics Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University SAIS ERE Washington, DC.
Bethesda, MD
Joined December 2008
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Ah! Low-cost original innovation aimed at Indian conditions.
Instead of the glib copycat "innovators" in large cities, who hog the stage with their pompous pronouncements on everything under the sun, we have something very practical.
etvbharat.com/en/technology/…
Give direct wage subsidies to create more employment. open.substack.com/pub/smathu…
Creating Productive Options for Indian Women Rewirees open.substack.com/pub/smathu…
Why not tap into ‘demographic dividend’ of elders? open.substack.com/pub/smathu…
Financial Sector Innovation Will Spur Breakthrough Physical Innovation open.substack.com/pub/smathu…
Challenge Indian students to produce original innovation open.substack.com/pub/smathu…
China’s robotaxis are as good or better than US robotaxis. open.substack.com/pub/smathu…
Powerful ancient breakthroughs were more significant than modern changes like AI
open.substack.com/pub/smathu…
US well-off people drive the high consumption levels in the US. This gives US power in international trade deals.
open.substack.com/pub/smathu…
Who work hard? It depends upon the implicit price of leisure. open.substack.com/pub/smathu…
Today, on Linkedin, two laments: (1) how many bribes you have to pay to get a death certificate and then cremation (2) how difficult it is to get paid on time in North India. Delhi people are choking with poor air.
Yet, life in India is obviously so much better than outside.
India should develop its smaller cities, in addition to its large cities. smathur.substack.com/p/devel…