Ep 57: India's Statistical Story
Jan 10, 2024•57 min
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Episode description
I spoke to Pramit Bhattacharya an independent data journalist about India's statistical system. We talked about
- How did Indian statisticians adapt their statistical methods to account for India's informal sector?
- How are India's GDP numbers constructed?
- Why it's so hard to outright manipulate GDP numbers
- The case for optimism
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