Gita Gopinath

I don't attach any labels to myself and if I can be of any help to Kerala in terms of thinking about some of the economic issues there, provide my input which can be taken or discarded, I thought that would be a good thing to do. ”

Skilling is one area where some researchers are looking at outcomes and finding that while there are lots of people who are joining and completing skilling programmes, it is not getting fully translated into getting and keeping jobs. We need to understand how to fix this problem. The returns to having high quality skills are very high. ”

We need to realise that entrepreneurship is not necessarily increasing employment. ”

Fiscal policy will need to manage trade-offs between supporting demand, protecting social spending, and ensuring that public debt remains on a sustainable path, with the optimal mix depending on country-specific circumstances. ”

If a debt crisis results from government profligacy and mismanagement, rather than from a market failure, it is true that the central bank should not intervene. ”

There was never a perception that I was second-class relative to boys. That gave me confidence. ”

Portfolio investment, often called 'hot money' because of its volatile nature, can increase the economy's vulnerability to the vagaries of international finance. Foreign direct investment, on the other hand, is far more stable and driven by domestic fundamentals. ”

There is a need for greater multilateral cooperation to resolve trade conflicts, to address climate change and risks from cybersecurity, and to improve the effectiveness of international taxation. ”

The biggest losers from international trade are always those whose skills have a cheaper competitor in a different market. ”

I think about issues. I use my economic training to devise solutions. ”