The Indian economy has the seeds of a horror film, with zombies stalking the landscape. Air India is one. Jet could have been another had it been rescued. Economist Ajay Shah joins Amit Varma in episode 118 of The Seen and the Unseen to explain the importance of creative destruction, and why failing firms should be allowed to die. Also discussed: price controls and market failure.

Do check out:


Making Sense of Airline Troubles -- Ajay Shah


Lessons from the RCom Mess -- Ajay Shah


A Great Churning -- Ajay Shah


Bankruptcy Process and the Utilisation of Assets -- Ajay Shah


Using the Bankruptcy Code for Privatisation -- Ajay Shah


What Happens to Private Airlines When Air India is Privatised? -- Ajay Shah


The Price is Right -- Amit Varma

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcast App on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios

The Indian economy has the seeds of a horror film, with zombies stalking the landscape. Air India is one. Jet could have been another had it been rescued. Economist Ajay Shah joins Amit Varma in episode 118 of The Seen and the Unseen to explain the importance of creative destruction, and why failing firms should be allowed to die. Also discussed: price controls and market failure. Do check out: <ol> <li> <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/making-sense-of-airline-troubles-119032500020_1.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Making Sense of Airline Troubles</a> -- Ajay Shah </li> <li> <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/the-joy-of-exit-119022500024_1.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lessons from the RCom Mess</a> -- Ajay Shah </li> <li> <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/a-great-churning-117091700715_1.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A Great Churning</a> -- Ajay Shah </li> <li> <a href="https://blog.theleapjournal.org/2017/07/bankruptcy-process-and-utilisation-of.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bankruptcy Process and the Utilisation of Assets</a> -- Ajay Shah </li> <li> <a href="https://blog.theleapjournal.org/2017/07/using-bankruptcy-code-for-privatisation.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Using the Bankruptcy Code for Privatisation</a> -- Ajay Shah </li> <li> <a href="https://blog.theleapjournal.org/2017/06/what-happens-to-private-airlines-when.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Happens to Private Airlines When Air India is Privatised?</a> -- Ajay Shah </li> <li> <a href="http://indiauncut.com/iublog/article/the-price-is-right/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Price is Right</a> -- Amit Varma </li> </ol> You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcast App on Android: <a href="https://ivm.today/android" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://ivm.today/android</a> or iOS: <a href="https://ivm.today/ios" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://ivm.today/ios</a>

The Seen and the Unseen, hosted by Amit Varma, features longform conversations that aim to give deep insights into the subjects being discussed. Timeless and bingeworthy.

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The Indian economy has the seeds of a horror film, with zombies stalking the landscape. Air India is one. Jet could have been another had it been rescued. Economist Ajay Shah joins Amit Varma in episode 118 of The Seen and the Unseen to explain the...

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