Institute of Economic Growth, India

The Institute of Economic Growth ^* (IEG) is one of India’s leading research institutions in the fields of economic and social development. Set up in 1958 with a focus on economics, demography and sociology, its researchers focus on areas of emerging societal concern and interest. The Institute is an autonomous, multi-disciplinary centre for advanced research and training

Institute’s Mandate/Mission:

• To serve as an advanced center for research and training in economics and allied subjects,
• To establish a fruitful exchange with distinguished scholars and learned bodies in India and abroad,
• To promote cooperative research within its own faculty and collaborative research with other institutions in India and abroad,
• To organize training courses and hold seminars for the benefit of the social science community and the development of the society,
• To undertake the publication of its research studies and disseminate them; and
• To conduct ad hoc investigation at the request of governments, organization of employers, workers and peasants or of other bodies or persons interested in promoting a study of economic questions.

The major research themes are:

• Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy
• Globalisation and Trade
• Industry and Development
• Agriculture and Rural Development
• Environment and Natural Resource Economics
• Population and Human Resource Development
• Social Change and Social Structure
• Health Economics and Policy
• Labour and Welfare

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