Centres
LEAP INSIGHTS FOUNDATION
Our research is organised through specialised centres, each advancing a distinct dimension of India’s policy landscape.
India Productivity Lab
CENTRE I
The India Productivity Lab advances the frontier of productivity research in the Indian context. Through rigorous empirical work on firm performance, management practices, and the structural drivers of growth, the Lab produces actionable insights for India’s industrial transformation.
Our research examines why some firms and sectors achieve sustained productivity gains while others stagnate — and what policy levers can accelerate broad-based economic performance.
Key Research Areas
- Firm-level productivity measurement and benchmarking
- Management practices and organisational efficiency
- Industrial policy and structural transformation
- Technology adoption and innovation diffusion
Focus
Productivity & Growth
Measurement · Management · Industrial Policy · Innovation
Director
Megha Patnaik
Centre for Applied Economics and Practice
CENTRE II
The Centre for Applied Economics and Practice (CAEP) bridges rigorous economic analysis and real-world policy implementation. Our research focuses on markets, regulation, and the microeconomic foundations of reform — producing evidence that policymakers and practitioners can act on.
CAEP works at the intersection of economic theory and institutional reality, ensuring that policy recommendations are both analytically sound and practically feasible in the Indian context.
Key Research Areas
- Market design and regulatory reform
- Energy transitions and climate policy
- Financial sector analysis and credit markets
- Trade policy and industrial competitiveness
Focus
Economics & Policy
Markets · Regulation · Energy · Trade
Director
Sangeeta Singh