Venky Vembu

Cedric Villani, and the future of science in politics

Emmanuel Macro nominated Villani as a candidate for the upcoming French legislative election

Note ban, and why appealing to ‘civic sense’ works

Policy initiatives that appeal to a sense of ‘greater common good’ have better chances of success

Waiter, there’s a tab in my soup!

Most restaurants have been imposing a service charge

The case for a ‘lawless’ India

Even overreaching courts are getting to micromanage policy and implementation

In Sweden, a peculiar problem of plenty

Sweden is devising ways to get its citizenry to pay less by way of taxes

A long view of the note ban

Modi can retrieve lost ground if future policy responses are more thought-through

Using economics to score with New Year resolutions

Thomas C Schelling introduced the notion of "pre-commitment"

Cashless, not necessarily clueless

The book makes a radical pitch for embracing a less-cash ecosystem for myriad gains

Demonetisation, Modi, and the illusion of confidence

Why is PN Modi so steadfast in his belief of demonetisation's success?

The world is going to hell in a handbasket!

People increasingly believe whatever appeals to and reinforces their own opinions

Donald Trump and the Confederacy of Dunces

His victory will only accentuates many failings

Mistry, the Tatas, and meerkats: when giants falter

An honest appraisal of the Tata empire’s current problems ought to acknowledge its troubles