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Welcome to my webpage. I'm associate professor of economics and philosophy at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Here, you'll find links to my academic and public writings, videos, and other items that I hope you'll find interesting. You can reach me at vdehejia[at]gmail[dot]com, on Twitter @vdehejia, or on Instagram @vd9122 .
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
The Daily FT (Sri Lanka) carries a story on my recent talk to the Institute of Policy Studies on improving the ease of doing business in India and Sri Lanka.
http://www.ft.lk/article/549961/Good-economic-policy-is-good-politics--Top-Indian-economist
Here is a report in the IPS (Colombo) website: http://www.ips.lk/index.php/8-news/1339-lecture-on-improving-the-ease-of-doing-business-in-a-federal-polity-ips-auditorium-june-16-2016
Here is a report in the IPS (Colombo) website: http://www.ips.lk/index.php/8-news/1339-lecture-on-improving-the-ease-of-doing-business-in-a-federal-polity-ips-auditorium-june-16-2016
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
I speak about economic reforms, Rexit, and other topics on a video podcast with the good folks at MYIND.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8NXlCIf5iw
Monday, June 20, 2016
Kevin Carmichael in the Financial Post (Canada) writes on #Rexit, quoting, inter alia, yours truly.
http://www.financialpost.com/m/wp/news/blog.html?b=business.financialpost.com/investing/global-investor/what-raghuram-rajans-departure-from-the-reserve-bank-of-india-says-about-the-role-of-the-central-banker&pubdate=2016-06-20
My take on l'affaire Rajan, an extra column today in Mint.
http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/waMeI8dMCbNoNxzOA0dXEM/Time-to-put-the-Rajan-affair-behind.html
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
The FT in Sri Lanka has a piece on my upcoming talk on improving the ease of doing business, which takes place on Thursday in Colombo.
http://www.ft.lk/article/548144/Top-Indian-expert-to-speak-on-improving-ease-of-doing-biz-at-IPS-Forum-on-Thursday
Saturday, June 11, 2016
My latest "Mint on Sunday" long read explores in depth the Cochrane-DeLong dispute on whether pro-business reforms are also pro-growth and applies the debate to an Indian context.
http://mintonsunday.livemint.com/news/is-pro-business-reform-necessarily-pro-growth/1.0.4019102376.html
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Siddharth Singh speaks to me and other commentators in a fine piece on Modi's reform challenges.
http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/india/economic-reforms-the-growth-and-gloom-story
Sunday, June 5, 2016
"Demonizing Donald Trump won’t work" -- my latest Mint column on the liberal blindspot when it comes to the insurgent Republican presidential candidate.
http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/I3O5lNwvse3GgdaYlb5TaJ/Demonizing-Donald-Trump-wont-work.html