Our biggest imperative as a nation today is to create good jobs that would help our humungous workforce transition out…
Our Work
Accelerating Indiaโs Growth to Improve Lives
FED aims to facilitate sustained & broad-based economic growth of over 10%,ย to improve the lives of all Indians.
We identify high-impact growth opportunities in areas like labor-intensive exports, housing, etc., and work with the government on creating a value chain of reform
Our Focus Areas
Opportunities for Fast & Sustained Growth
Manufacturing
India should capitalise on Its low-skilled labour pool to drive export-led growth
Tourism
Tourism employs 3.2 crore people & has the potential to absorb more workers
CategoriesFocus Areas Lant Pritchett On Growth, Development & Income Inequality | Ep 9 | FED Dialogues
Our guest for October is one of the strongest proponents of countries striving for GDP growth as a means of improving…
CategoriesFocus Areas Ideas for Growth Ajay Shah On 4 Pillars Of Industrial Policy, And Why They’re All Bad | Ep 8 | FED Dialogues
Ajay Shah, economist extraordinaire and author of the finest primer on public policy in India – ‘In Service of the…
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๐๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ! In 2008, India and Vietnam were at almost the same GDP per capita (approximately $1,000). In 2023, Vietnam, at $4,400, was closing in on double our per capita GDP of ~$2,400. The difference? Foundation For Economic Development COO Vinay Ramesh and Team Lead Ronak Pol on why India must take manufacturing cue from Vietnam.
- March 17, 2025
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As an exporter, India is especially unique. Almost in every sector, there's a globally competitive Indian firm exporting to the world. The problem is, we don't do it at scale. How do we get our export engine firing on all cylinders? Rahul Ahluwalia, Director at Foundation For Economic Development, discusses with The Secretariat. Watch the full clip.
- February 1, 2025