Vinamr SachdevaHousehold property (land and buildings) holdings as per AIDS (NSS 77th, 2019)The All-India Debt and Investments Survey conducted during the NSS 77th round in 2019 provides us an estimate for the value of land owned…Jan 31Jan 31
Vinamr SachdevaMisallocation of capital as a result of high property prices“How high property prices can damage the economy,” published in The Economist on July 28, 2022, mentions several papers showing how high…Jan 9Jan 9
Vinamr SachdevaWorld Bank’s estimate of India’s agricultural land value gives us a hint about total land valueWorld Bank’s Wealth Accounts provide an estimate for India’s agricultural land value for various categories in 2018 USD:Dec 13, 2023Dec 13, 2023
Vinamr Sachdeva‘I want to make a loss, just give me the mine’ or …Rajesh Chadha and Ganesh Sivamani show, in their paper, how the payments that miners would make to the government for the privilege of…Nov 13, 2023Nov 13, 2023
Vinamr SachdevaIndian policy on drug patents: pre-1970, 1970 to 1999 and post-2004“Owning the sun” by Alexander Zaitchik seems to be a good book on the ills of drug patents. I’ve not read the entire book but I’ve read…Sep 25, 2023Sep 25, 2023
Vinamr SachdevaMcKinsey’s estimate for global land valueMcKinsey, in its “ The rise and rise of the global balance sheet,” provides land value estimates for 10 countries (Australia, Canada…Aug 22, 2023Aug 22, 2023
Vinamr SachdevaStrategic technology import dependenciesI came across some posts by Kamil Galeev in which he discusses the strategic importance of machine tools and the broader concept of…Jul 17, 2023Jul 17, 2023
Vinamr SachdevaIndia’s natural resource rents (as per World Bank)I’ve previously posted about the economic rent derived from India’s coal, oil, and natural gas, sand and iron ore in Goa. In this post, I’m…May 24, 2023May 24, 2023
Vinamr SachdevaPublically verifiable random seed generationAuthors: Om Gupta, Vinamr Sachdeva, Siddharth GuptaMay 10, 2023May 10, 2023
Vinamr SachdevaSuffrage (voting right) and the widespread availability of cheap and easy-to-use firearmsSometime back, I had posted What does the military history literature say about the effectiveness of civilian ownership of firearms in both…Mar 31, 2023Mar 31, 2023
