Research Paper
Ranking Madhya Pradesh's Districts on Maternal and Child Health: What a Neural Network Confirms
Ranking all 45 districts of Madhya Pradesh on 32 maternal and child health indicators, this study found Indore has the highest development index and Tikamgarh the lowest — with 12 districts classified 'backward,' 10 'underdeveloped,' 11 'developing,' and 12 'developed.'
25 Aug
Research Paper
Comparing 15 Machine Learning Classifiers for University Admissions: Why Random Forest Wins
Comparing 15 machine learning classifiers on real admissions data, the Random Forest algorithm ranked No. 1, correctly predicting admitted vs. not-admitted status 95.5% of the time with a near-perfect 0.99 ROC-AUC score.
17 Aug
Journal of Applied Statistics & Machine Learning, Vol. 3, Nos. 1-2 (2024), pp. 11-24
CPIIW Forecast 2024–2025: How Machine Learning Predicts India's Industrial Worker Inflation
A study testing 28 machine learning and statistical models found a deep-learning model (LSTM), not classical statistics, best forecasts India's Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPIIW).
6 AugB. S. Kambo, Gurinder Singh
Journal of Applied Statistics & Machine Learning, Vol. 3, Nos. 1-2 (2024), pp. 25-39
27 Machine-Learning Models Tried to Forecast US Inflation — a Classical One Won
A study comparing 27 machine learning and statistical models found a classical exponential-smoothing method (ETS), not machine learning, best forecasts US CPI-U inflation.
1 AugJassimar Singh, B. S. Kambo
NBER Working Paper 35536
Congo's Progressive Property Tax Experiment Raised Revenue by 56%
A citywide field experiment in the D.R. Congo shows a progressive property tax schedule raised municipal revenue 56% more than a flat-rate one.
1 AugGabriel Z. Tourek, Arthur Laroche
Research Paper
Journal Review: Do Fiscal Multipliers Depend on the State of the Economy? Evidence from 44 Countries
New research across 44 countries finds fiscal multipliers are 40–60% larger during recessions than in expansions, validating state-dependent fiscal policy frameworks
11 Jun