{"id":33061,"date":"2024-02-12T10:33:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T10:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krea.edu.in\/ifmrgsb\/?p=33061"},"modified":"2024-02-12T10:33:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T10:33:25","slug":"an-interview-with-prof-lakshmi-kumar-dean-ifmr-gsb-krea-university-invest-in-education-when-the-market-isnt-hiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krea.edu.in\/ifmrgsb\/an-interview-with-prof-lakshmi-kumar-dean-ifmr-gsb-krea-university-invest-in-education-when-the-market-isnt-hiring\/","title":{"rendered":"An Interview with Prof Lakshmi Kumar, Dean, IFMR GSB, Krea University: Invest In Education When The Market Isn\u2019t Hiring\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">In a video interview for&nbsp;Konversations By InsideIIM, Prof Lakshmi Kumar, Professor, Economics and&nbsp;Dean, IFMR GSB, Krea University talks about the current economic situation in the country, the situation around unemployment and inflation, and why she is concerned about whether growth will happen or not.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Prof Lakshmi Kumar talks about the importance of understanding economics and macroeconomics for an MBA student, and the ways in which she makes difficult financial concepts easier to understand for her students. 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