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Essential Reading Items

Book: Reintegrating India with the World Economy
by T. N. Srinivasan and Suresh D. Tendulkar
March 2003

Op-ed: India's Weak State Will Not Overhaul China
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
August 16, 2010

Policy Brief 09-15: India-Pakistan Trade: A Roadmap for Enhancing Economic Relations
by Mohsin S. Khan, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2009

Working Paper 09-11: The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Emerging Asia
by Morris Goldstein, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Daniel Danxia Xie, Peterson Institute for International Economics
November 2009

Op-ed: The Growth Future—India and China
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Business Standard, New Delhi
August 19, 2008

Speech: Some Perspectives on the Indian Economy
by Y. V. Reddy, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
Prepared remarks delivered at a meeting at the Peterson Institute
October 17, 2007

Policy Briefs

12-23: Updated Estimates of Fundamental Equilibrium Exchange Rates [pdf]
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
November 2012

10-26: Currency Wars? [pdf]
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
November 2010

09-15: India-Pakistan Trade: A Roadmap for Enhancing Economic Relations [pdf]
by Mohsin S. Khan, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2009

Working Papers

13-4: The Rise of Emerging Asia: Regional Peace and Global Security [pdf]
by Miles Kahler, University of California, San Diego
May 2013

11-17: India’s Growth in the 2000s: Four Facts [pdf]
by Utsav Kumar, Consultant with the Asian Development Bank
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
November 2011

11-16: Asia and Global Financial Governance [pdf]
by C. Randall Henning, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Mohsin S. Khan, Peterson Institute for International Economics
October 2011

09-11: The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Emerging Asia [pdf]
by Morris Goldstein, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Daniel Danxia Xie, Peterson Institute for International Economics
November 2009

09-7: Criss-Crossing Globalization: Uphill Flows of Skill-Intensive Goods and Foreign Direct Investment [pdf]
by Aaditya Mattoo, The World Bank
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
August 2009

05-12: Prospects for Regional Free Trade in Asia [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Yee Wong, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
October 2005

03-4: Falling Trade Costs, Heterogeneous Firms, and Industry Dynamics [pdf]
by Andrew B. Bernard, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and NBER
and J. Bradford Jensen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Peter K. Schott, Yale School of Management and NBER
May 2003

Congressional Testimony

Deepening US-India Trade Relations [pdf]
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Ways and Means Committee of the United States Congress, hearing on "US-India trade relations."
March 13, 2013

Op-eds

US Must Learn to Live with India's Frailties
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
March 19, 2013

Is India's Modi Miracle Overrated?
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
January 23, 2013

2013: Palaniappan Chidambaram's Year
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
December 26, 2012

Asia's Service Sector Imperative
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Donghyun Park, Asian Development Bank
and Gemma B. Estrada, Asian Development Bank
Op-ed in the APEC Currents Newsletter
December 2012

Is India Losing Its Way?
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
October 18, 2012

Where Is the Bharatiya Janata Party?
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
September 27, 2012

The New Indian Politics: No Slowdown, No Panic
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
September 23, 2012

Growth and Social Outcomes in India: Part Two
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
July 26, 2012

Growth and Social Outcomes in India: Part One
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
July 25, 2012

In India, Not All Capital Inflows Are Welcome
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
June 27, 2012

India Must Look to Its States for Salvation
by Devesh Kapur, University of Pennsylvania
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
June 11, 2012

What Is India's Real Growth Potential?
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Business Standard, New Delhi
May 23, 2012

A Report Card for India's Social Sector
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
April 25, 2012

Katherine Boo, India, and China
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
March 28, 2012

Why BRICS Is No Good for Russia
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Moscow Times
March 28, 2012

Mr. Mukherjee's Grand Bargain
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
February 22, 2012

China and India: Right Policy, Wrong Place
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
January 9, 2012

India-Pakistan Trade: The Most Favored Nation Breakthrough
by Mohsin S. Khan, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Reprinted with permission of Foreign Policy
November 4, 2011

Asia: Stepping Up from Regional Influence to a Global Role
by Mohsin S. Khan, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in East Asia Forum Quarterly
October 16, 2011

India's Inflation Mystery
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
July 27, 2011

India: Growth in the 2000s—Key Facts
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
June 22, 2011

The IMF—Keynes' Non-Candidate
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Business Standard, New Delhi
May 25, 2011

What the Prime Minister of India Can Do about Corruption
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
April 27, 2011

India: Fighting Imported Corruption
by Devesh Kapur, University of Pennsylvania
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
March 31, 2011

What Obama Can Offer in India
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Washington Post
October 29, 2010

The Reserve Bank of India's Fateful, Fatal Action?
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
September 29, 2010

Taxing American Competitiveness
by Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Foreign Policy
September 15, 2010

The Case for an Indian Sovereign Wealth Fund
by Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Business Standard, New Delhi
September 5, 2010

Assessing India's United Progressive Alliance Government
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Business Standard
August 25, 2010

India's Weak State Will Not Overhaul China
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
August 16, 2010

India's Inflation Puzzle
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
July 28, 2010

Asia, Europe, and the IMF
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Business Standard
May 26, 2010

China Is the Key to Unwinding Global Imbalances
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
April 20, 2010

America Could Turn to India for Inspiration on Tax Reform
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard
February 24, 2010

Delhi's Budget Bets on Growth
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal
February 23, 2010

It Is the Poor Who Pay for the Weak Renminbi
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
February 3, 2010

What Globalization Strategy for India?
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Business Standard, New Delhi
January 27, 2010

Tax Reforms for Higher Growth
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Business Standard, New Delhi
December 23, 2009

Coordinate Capital Controls
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Business Standard, New Delhi
November 25, 2009

India: New Letter and Spirit
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Business Standard, New Delhi
October 28, 2009

The G-20: An Idea from India
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
August 26, 2009

Climate Change—Winning the Narrative
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
July 29, 2009

Fiscal Prudence, Now and Here
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
June 24, 2009

India's Goldilocks Globalization
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Newsweek
June 15, 2009

India: To Be or Wannabe a Superpower?
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
May 27, 2009

A Grand Bargain for Better Policies in India
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Devesh Kapur, University of Pennsylvania
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
May 23, 2009

Coupled Economies, Decoupled Debates
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
April 29, 2009

The India Vote
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal
April 17, 2009

The Tantalizing Promise of the Next Indian Election
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
March 25, 2009

The Montek Monetization Moment?
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
February 25, 2009

Why this Financial Crisis Could Have Been Worse
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
January 29, 2009

Policy Lessons for the Next Crisis
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
January 13, 2009

From Financial Folly to Trade Troubles?
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
December 24, 2008

Self-insurance—The Debate India Must Have
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
November 26, 2008

The Credit Crunch Conundrum
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
November 5, 2008

Preserving "Brand India" During Financial Crisis
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
October 24, 2008

The Growth Future—India and China
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Business Standard, New Delhi
August 19, 2008

The Legacy—Beyond Nukes
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
July 25, 2008

Macroeconomic Mess 101
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
June 27, 2008

Who Needs Inflation Targeting?
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
April 22, 2008

India and Its Economic Entanglements
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
March 28, 2008

Demand the Supply
by Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Hindustan Times
March 27, 2008

Aid and the Unraveling of Pakistan
by Devesh Kapur, University of Pennsylvania
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Newsweek
January 21, 2008

India's Poor: From Raw Deal to New Deal
by Devesh Kapur, University of Pennsylvania
and Partha Mukhopadhyay, Centre for Policy Research (New Delhi)
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
January 15, 2008

The Renminbi: The Panda in the Room
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
December 28, 2007

India is Converging, But Why?
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
November 23, 2007

Markets and the Capital Account Conundrum
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
October 24, 2007

India’s Faustian Fiscal Bargain—Part II
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Business Standard, New Delhi
October 10, 2007

India’s Faustian Fiscal Bargain—Part I
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Business Standard, New Delhi
September 22, 2007

Precocious India
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
August 14, 2007

Exchange Rate Management: Reassuring Politics, Reasonable Economics
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
July 27, 2007

An Alternative to Reservations
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
June 16, 2007

Caste Aside
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal Asia
June 8, 2007

Rupee Appreciation: Lessons from China
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Business Standard, New Delhi
May 22, 2007

Overheating, Exchange Rates, and Foreign Capital
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Business Standard
May 10, 2007

The Paradox of Institutions in India
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Business Standard, New Delhi
April 16, 2007

Speeches and Papers

India and the World: Short and Medium-Term Prospects [pdf]
by Pranab Mukherjee, Finance Minister of India
Transcript of an event held at the Peterson Institute
April 20, 2012

Global Economic Prospects as of September 9, 2011: How Deep the Current Slowdown? [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at the twentieth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects
September 9, 2011

Global Economic Prospects as of April 4, 2011: Continued Growth Despite the Turmoil
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at the nineteenth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects
April 4, 2011

India and the Global Financial Crisis Transcending from Recovery to Growth
by Duvvuri Subbarao, Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Prepared remarks at an event held at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington DC
April 26, 2010

Asia's Recovery and Macroeconomic Policy Challenges
by Jong-Wha Lee, Asian Development Bank
Prepared remarks delivered at the release event for the Asian Development Outlook 2010
April 19, 2010

Global Economic Prospects for 2010 and 2011: Global Recovery Continues [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at the seventeenth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC
April 8, 2010

India's Role in the World Economy and the Future of India-US Relations
by Meera Shankar, Ambassador of India to the United States
Speech delivered at a Peterson Institute event
November 18, 2009

America, Europe, and the New Trade Order [pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in Business and Politics (Berkeley Electronic Press), Vol. 11 : 3
November 2009

Global Economic Prospects as of September 2009: Onward to Global Recovery [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at the sixteenth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC
September 17, 2009

Benefits of More Trade Between South Asian Rivals [pdf]
by Mohsin S. Khan, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
July 13, 2009

The Global Financial Crisis and Development Strategy for Emerging Market Economies [pdf]
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Remarks presented to the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics, World Bank, Seoul, Korea
June 23, 2009

World Recession and Recovery: A V or an L? [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at the fifteenth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC
April 7, 2009

India and Bretton Woods II [pdf]
by Aaditya Mattoo, The World Bank
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Special article in Economic & Political Weekly
November 8, 2008

A Seat at the Table for Emerging Markets [pdf]
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
November 4, 2008

More for the Poor and Less for and by the State: The Case for Direct Cash Transfers [pdf]
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in the Economic and Political Weekly
April 12, 2008

Outlook for Emerging Asia and India [pdf]
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presentation at the thirteenth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects
April 3, 2008

Tariffs, Enforcement, and Customs Evasion: Evidence from India [pdf]
by Prachi Mishra, International Monetary Fund
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Petia Topalova, International Monetary Fund
Forthcoming article in the Journal of Public Economics
April 2008

Vision Statement of the Private Sector Advisory Group to the India–United States Trade Policy Forum
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Carla A. Hills, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and John J. Castellani, Business Roundtable
and Ron Somers, US-India Business Council
Statement presented to the US Trade Representative and the Commerce and Industry Minister of India
February 20, 2008

Some Perspectives on the Indian Economy
by Y. V. Reddy, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
Prepared remarks delivered at a meeting at the Peterson Institute
October 17, 2007

India’s Economic Growth and Outlook
by Palaniappan Chidambaram, Finance Minister of India
Prepared remarks delivered at a meeting at the Peterson Institute
September 25, 2007

The Evolution of Institutions in India and its Relationship with Economic Growth [pdf]
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Published in the Oxford Review of Economic Policy symposium issue on India, June 2007
April 2007

Global Economic Prospects, Early September 2006 [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presentation at the tenth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects
Washington, DC
September 14, 2006

Why Capital Account Convertibility in India Is Premature [pdf]
by John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article published in the Economic and Political Weekly
May 13, 2006

The Trans-Pacific Imbalance: A Disaster in the Making? [pdf]
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech at the 16th General Meeting of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) Seoul, South Korea
September 7, 2005

A New Strategy for APEC [pdf]
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech at the 16th General Meeting of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) Seoul, South Korea
September 6, 2005

Embedding Pacific Asia in the Asia Pacific: The Global Impact of an East Asian Community [pdf]
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech at the Japan National Press Club, Tokyo
September 2, 2005

Global Economic Prospects: Bright for 2004 but with Questions Thereafter
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presentation at "Global Economic Forecasts"
Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
April 1, 2004

A Global Growth Rebound: How Strong for How Long? [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper at the Global Economic Prospects conference
Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
September 9, 2003

Pakistan and the World Economy
by John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at the annual conference of the Pakistan Society of Development Economists
January 1999

Books

Challenges of Globalization: Imbalances and Growth
edited by Anders Åslund and Marek Dabrowski
July 2008

Sustaining Reform with a US-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Shahid Javed Burki
November 2006

Reintegrating India with the World Economy
by T. N. Srinivasan and Suresh D. Tendulkar
March 2003

Imagine There's No Country: Poverty, Inequality, and Growth in the Era of Globalization
by Surjit Bhalla
October 2002