Achin Chakraborty

Achin Chakraborty

Achin Chakraborty is Director and Professor of Economics at the Institute of Development Studies Kolkata.

Global Hunger Index: Misplaced Debate and Ignoring Priorities

The annual public debate over the poorly constructed Global Hunger Index is all hot air; in the process the critical issue of child undernutrition in India, where authentic data is available showing…
▶09-Nov-2022
Achin Chakraborty, Simantini Mukhopadhyay

Confirmation Bias on Overdrive in 'Economic Survey 2020-21'

The decline in the quality of what is supposed to be the premier annual economic policy document of the Government of India is a result of its authors playing to the gallery rather than offering…
▶06-Apr-2021
Simantini Mukhopadhyay, Achin Chakraborty