Rakesh Basant
Biographic Data
| ID | 744910 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rakesh Basant |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rakesh |
| FAMILY NAME | Basant |
| SIGNATURE | BASANT R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
To What Extent Does the Fertility Rate Explain the Education Gap
Quota-Based Affirmative Action in Higher Education: Impact on Other Backward Classes in India
While quota-based and other affirmative actions remain on the policy radar of nations faced with social inequalities, there is limited evidence informing policy choices at the national level. This paper estimates the mid-term impact of quota-based affirmative action in higher education (HE) in India implemented from 2008, which mandates that 27 per cent of seats are to be reserved for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in public funded institutions…
Spatial segregation, accumulation and Muslims
This article is part of a Book Forum review of Ghazala Jamil’s book Accumulation by Segregation (2017). The Book Forum consists of individual commentaries on this text by four interested scholars, followed by a response by the author. The article may be read individually or alongside the other contributions to the Forum, which together constitute a comprehensive discussion of the themes and arguments in the book
Parental Education as a Criterion for Affirmative Action in Higher Education
Intellectual property protection, regulation and innovation in developing economies: The case of the Indian pharmaceutical industry
Historically, nations have modified their IP policies to support their development agenda. With the advent of TRIPS, the ability of countries to choose between different IP policy options has reduced considerably but some flexibility remains. Countries have tried to utilize this flexibility for their advantage but in certain respects the choices are difficult. In recent years, certain elements of the new IP regime in India have been vigorously de…
Role of Educational and R&D Institutions in City Clusters: An Exploratory Study of Bangalore and Pune Regions in India
Technology strategies of large enterprises in Indian industry: Some explorations
The Effects of R&D, Foreign Technology Purchase, and Domestic and International Spillovers on Productivity in Indian Firms
Rakesh Basant, Brian Fikkert, The Effects of R&D, Foreign Technology Purchase, and Domestic and International Spillovers on Productivity in Indian Firms, The Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 78, No. 2 (May, 1996), pp. 187-199
Non-Agricultural Employment in India: Trends and Prospects
Foreword - V M Dandekar Non-Agricultural Employment in India - Pravin Visaria and Rakesh Basant Problems and Perspective Labour Use in Rural India - A Vaidyanathan A Study of Spatial and Temporal Variations The Sectoral Distribution of Workers in India, 1961-1991 - Pravin Visaria Rural Non-Agricultural Employment in India - Rakesh Basant and B L Kumar A Review of Available Evidence Determinants of Rural Non-Agricultural Employment - D Jayaraj Cha…
Rural Non-Agricultural Activities in India: A Review of Available Evidence
In India, as in most parts of the developing world, labour absorption in agriculture and in the urban industrial and service sectors has not been fast enough to absorb the growing labour force. Consequently, despite rural-urban migration, the problems of poverty, unemployment and underemployment have persisted in both rural and urban areas. Under these circumstances, diversification of the rural economy is seen as an important element of the deve…
Technology strategies of large enterprises in Indian industry: Some explorations
Role of Educational and R&D Institutions in City Clusters: An Exploratory Study of Bangalore and Pune Regions in India
Parental Education as a Criterion for Affirmative Action in Higher Education
Intellectual property protection, regulation and innovation in developing economies: The case of the Indian pharmaceutical industry
Historically, nations have modified their IP policies to support their development agenda. With the advent of TRIPS, the ability of countries to choose between different IP policy options has reduced considerably but some flexibility remains. Countries have tried to utilize this flexibility for their advantage but in certain respects the choices are difficult. In recent years, certain elements of the new IP regime in India have been vigorously de…
To What Extent Does the Fertility Rate Explain the Education Gap
Rural Non-Agricultural Activities in India: A Review of Available Evidence
In India, as in most parts of the developing world, labour absorption in agriculture and in the urban industrial and service sectors has not been fast enough to absorb the growing labour force. Consequently, despite rural-urban migration, the problems of poverty, unemployment and underemployment have persisted in both rural and urban areas. Under these circumstances, diversification of the rural economy is seen as an important element of the deve…
Non-Agricultural Employment in India: Trends and Prospects
Foreword - V M Dandekar Non-Agricultural Employment in India - Pravin Visaria and Rakesh Basant Problems and Perspective Labour Use in Rural India - A Vaidyanathan A Study of Spatial and Temporal Variations The Sectoral Distribution of Workers in India, 1961-1991 - Pravin Visaria Rural Non-Agricultural Employment in India - Rakesh Basant and B L Kumar A Review of Available Evidence Determinants of Rural Non-Agricultural Employment - D Jayaraj Cha…
The Effects of R&D, Foreign Technology Purchase, and Domestic and International Spillovers on Productivity in Indian Firms
Rakesh Basant, Brian Fikkert, The Effects of R&D, Foreign Technology Purchase, and Domestic and International Spillovers on Productivity in Indian Firms, The Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 78, No. 2 (May, 1996), pp. 187-199
Technology strategies of large enterprises in Indian industry: Some explorations
Role of Educational and R&D Institutions in City Clusters: An Exploratory Study of Bangalore and Pune Regions in India
Intellectual property protection, regulation and innovation in developing economies: The case of the Indian pharmaceutical industry
Historically, nations have modified their IP policies to support their development agenda. With the advent of TRIPS, the ability of countries to choose between different IP policy options has reduced considerably but some flexibility remains. Countries have tried to utilize this flexibility for their advantage but in certain respects the choices are difficult. In recent years, certain elements of the new IP regime in India have been vigorously de…
Parental Education as a Criterion for Affirmative Action in Higher Education
Spatial segregation, accumulation and Muslims
This article is part of a Book Forum review of Ghazala Jamil’s book Accumulation by Segregation (2017). The Book Forum consists of individual commentaries on this text by four interested scholars, followed by a response by the author. The article may be read individually or alongside the other contributions to the Forum, which together constitute a comprehensive discussion of the themes and arguments in the book
Quota-Based Affirmative Action in Higher Education: Impact on Other Backward Classes in India
While quota-based and other affirmative actions remain on the policy radar of nations faced with social inequalities, there is limited evidence informing policy choices at the national level. This paper estimates the mid-term impact of quota-based affirmative action in higher education (HE) in India implemented from 2008, which mandates that 27 per cent of seats are to be reserved for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in public funded institutions…
To What Extent Does the Fertility Rate Explain the Education Gap
Economics (8 works) · Economic growth (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Development economics (3 works) · Economic Growth and Productivity (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Indian Economic and Social Development (3 works) · Law (3 works)