Centre for Development Studies | Under the aegis of Govt. of Kerala & ICSSR, Govt. of India

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Books and Research Articles

WP 522

‘Indian Experience of Fostering Competition through State Intervention: Lessons from Card Payment System and Unified Payments Interface’

Working Paper 521

WP 521- When Attention Matters Most: Investor Focus, Returns, and Volatility during COVID-19

Raj At 100

Souvenir commemorating Prof Raj’s Centennial Celebrations

Annual Report 2024-25

NOTIFICATIONS

Phd Programme 2026 : Special Drive Admission from candidates belonging to the SC category

Last date: 30 August 2026

Online applications are invited: Publication Officer (Communication)

Last Date: 22 September 2026

Tenders invited: Security Service/ Housekeeping/Cleaning Services/ Manpower

Last Date: 01 September 2026

Applications invited: Research Associate

Last Date: 5 September, 2026

NEWS

Professor M. Parameswaran has been appointed as the Economic Advisor to the Vice-Chairperson of the Kerala State Planning Board

Professor M. Parameswaran, Faculty Member of the Centre for Development Studies (CDS), has been appointed as the Economic Advisor to the Vice-Chairperson of the Kerala State Planning Board, Shri K. M. Chandrasekhar. The Centre warmly appreciates Prof. Parameswaran for taking up this important responsibility and wishes him every success in his new role.
NRPPD: Policy Brief

National Research Programme on Plantation Development: Policy Brief January - March 2026 has been published
New Research Report

Prof. Thiagu Ranganathan and Dr. Sachu Sara Sabu, Performance of Self Help Groups (SHGs) of Small Tea Growers (STGs)
New Working Paper

WP 522: ‘Indian Experience of Fostering Competition through State Intervention: Lessons from Card Payment System and Unified Payments Interface’
by Dr. Chidambaran G Iyer
New Research Articles Published

Ritika Jain and Shreya Biswas, "Can ICT make small beautiful? Examining the role of ICT in affecting credit behaviour of SMEs in India", Economic Notes: Review of Banking, Finance and Monetary Economics, 27 July 2026

K Chandra Shekar and Shagishna K, "Informal Sector, Financial Inclusion, and Role of Digitalisation: A Firm-level Analysis from Bangladesh, Ghana, and India". Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 61, Issue No. 29, 18 Jul, 2026

Amartya Paul, Ishan Anand & Sarika Chaudhary, "Chronic Unemployment in India", The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 04 May 2026, Volume 69, pages 53–81 (2026)

Choorikkadan, Veeramani. “Indiaʼs Integration Into Global Value Chains: Policy Approaches to Growth and Industrial Upgrading.” Asia & The Pacific Policy Studies, vol. 13, no. 3, 2026. Wiley Online Library

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THE K N RAJ FELLOWSHIP

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PhD 2026: Special Drive Admission
The Centre for Development Studies (CDS) invites applications exclusively from candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) category for admission to its PhD programme in Economics under the Special Drive Admission for the academic year 2026–27. Candidates who meet the minimum eligibility criteria prescribed in the Prospectus and have qualified in the UGC NET Examination […]
Hearty Congratulations Prof.M.Parameswaran
Professor M. Parameswaran, Faculty Member of the Centre for Development Studies (CDS), has been appointed as the Economic Advisor to the Vice-Chairperson of the Kerala State Planning Board, Shri K. M. Chandrasekhar.
Endowment for Award on Adaptation to Climate Change
The Ramesh and Tara Mody Endowment on Climate Change at the Centre for Development Studies represents a significant initiative to foreground one of the most urgent yet under-addressed challenges facing India today: adaptation to climate change. Established through a Memorandum of Understanding between Dr Ashoka Mody—a distinguished alumnus and former Research Associate of CDS—and the […]