This book is an innovative exercise to unravel recent advances in development fundamentals in emerging economies through Indian lens that include various aspects of macroeconomics, international trade, finance, and issues connected to social sector that have become more important in post-pandemic world. The book throws light on efficacy of existing policies and need of reform in policy framework to enhance growth and development and reduce gender disparities in the context of India and other emerging economies. The papers included in different chapters use frontline techniques to discuss various issues that in turn will be of great help for graduate and postgraduate teaching as well as for research. The book substantially contributes to the growing literature on issues relating trade, development, finance, and social sector in light of threat posed by COVID-19 pandemic in emerging market economies and extends the frontiers of knowledge.

Offers insight into key development parameters for emerging economies in post-pandemic period Contributes to the growing and vibrant literature on issues related to international trade Sheds light on topics of contemporary relevance like implementation of Goods and Service Taxes (GST) in India

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Tanmoyee Banerjee is Professor in Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. She did her Ph.D. from Jadavpur University in industrial organization. Presently, her area of research encompasses industrial organization, microeconomic theory, microeconometrics, microfinance, financial inclusion, gender analysis, and economic growth. She has undertaken various empirical research projects funded by national agencies of India like ICSSR and UGC. She has published extensively in reputed international journals. Arpita Ghose is currently Professor-Economics, Chair Professor (Honorary), Planning and Development Unit, Jadavpur University( JU) (NITI Aayog) and presently Dean Faculty of Arts, JU. She did her Ph.D. from Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, and works in the area of disequilibrium economics. She has published her research in reputed national and international journals. At present, she is working on computable general equilibrium models, productivity and efficiency analysis using data envelopment approach and stochastic frontier models, and also on applied time series econometrics. She has completed projects funded by DFID-UNCTAD, Government of India, for Jadavpur University's Trade Research Capacity Building Program; Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, Calgary, Canada; UGC and ICSSR. Poulomi Roy is Associate Professor in Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. She did her Ph.D. from Jadavpur University on fiscal policy. Presently, her area of research covers public policy, economic growth, development economics, and gender analysis. She has undertaken various empirical research projects funded by national and international agencies like UGC and UNDP. She has published extensively in reputed national and international journals.

Inhalt
COVID-19: A Means of Exploitation.- Has GST Really Benefitted the States? An Analysis of Impact of GST on States' Indirect Tax Revenue and on Economic Formalization with Special Focus on West Bengal.- Digital Transformation, Digital Entrepreneurship, and Economy: A Cross-Country Analysis using Moderated Mediation Modelling Technique.- Bi-Directional Causality between Volatility in the Growth of Output and Growth of Price: Evidence from Rice Production in India using ARCH/GARCH and Panel VECM Approach.- Unlocking the GVC Potentials in India: Role of Trade Facilitation.- Exchange Rate Pass-Through in South Asian Countries.- Export Decision and Export Performance of Manufacturing Firms An Experience from Indian Organized Sector.- The impact of global financial crisis on the efficiency of Indian banks: Evaluation with data envelopment analysis.- Does Government Effectiveness and Regulatory Framework of a Country Influence the Performance of MFIs? An Empirical Study on Selected Asian Countries.- Subaltern Urbanization: The Birth of Census Towns in India.- Gendered Occupational Segregation and Its Cost In India: Evidence From NSSO Data.- Does Job Prospect Influence School Enrolment for Women in South Asia?.- Regional Patterns and Dynamics of Learning Outcomes in India.- Factors Determining Gender Differential of Educational Outcomes in India: Analysis Based on Spatial Panel Econometric Models.- Inheritance of Educational Attainment: Instance of Caste certificate in India.