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The Euro Zone Crisis and its Dimensions and Implications

Anand, M R; Gupta, G L; Dash, Ranjan - eSocialSciences - 2012

The sovereign debt problems in the peripheral economies of the euro zone has started to pose a serious threat to the main economies of the Europe and perhaps to the future of the 'euroâ€˜ itself. Such a situation is a far cry from the optimism and grand vision that marked its launch. This...

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OTC Derivatives Market in India: Recent Regulatory Initiatives and Open Issues for Market Stability and Development

Arora, Dayanand; Rathinam, Francis Xavier - eSocialSciences - 2010

The paper seeks to prove the point that the Indian OTC derivatives markets, unlike many other jurisdictions, are well regulated. Only contracts where one party to the contract is an RBI regulated entity are considered legally valid in India. A good reporting system and a post-trade clearing and...

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Exchange Market Pressure and Monetary Policy

Younus, Sayera - eSocialSciences - 2010

The objective of this study is to examine empirically the impact of monetary policy on exchange market pressure (EMP) in Bangladesh. EMP is measured as the sum of percentage change of international reserves scaled by the monetary base and nominal exchange rate appreciation.Domestic credit, the...

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Developing Asian Local Currency Bond Markets: Why and How?

Spiegel, Mark M. - eSocialSciences - 2010

This paper examines the motivation for, and the success of, regional efforts in Asia to promote local currency bond … markets. The analysis demonstrates that Asian local currency bond markets made substantial gains as a region going into the … promoting local currency bond markets and the gains that have been made to date. While most of the initial motivations for …

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The Financial Crisis: A Wake-Up Call for Strengthening Regional Monitoring of Financial Markets and Regional Coordination of Financial Sector Policies?

Winkler, Adalbert - eSocialSciences - 2010

harmonization and coordination of regulation and supervision, with a strong focus on maturity and currency mismatch problems, would …

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Food Consumption and Nutritional Status in India: Emerging Trends and Perspectives

R, Radhakrishna - eSocialSciences - 2009

The paper reviews the trends over three decades in the consumption of cereals, calories and micronutrients and nutritional status based on anthropometric measures using the data sets of NSS, NNMB and NFHS. It provides an explanation for the slow growth of nutrient intake and slow reduction in...

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Report of the Expert Group to Review the Methodology for Estimation of Poverty

Commission, Planning - eSocialSciences - 2011

rural and urban poverty lines for 2004-05, the latest available major National Sample Survey (NSS) round on household …

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Fertility Regulation in an Economic Crisis

McKelvey, Christopher; Thomas, Duncan; Frankenberg, … - eSocialSciences - 2011

well as household resources on contraceptive use and method choice. URL:[http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/312 …

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The Costs of Achieving the Millennium Development Goals through Adopting Organic Agriculture

Markandya, Anil; Setboonsarng, Sununtar; Hui, Qiao Yu; … - eSocialSciences - 2011

This paper provides estimates of the costs of organic agriculture (OA) programs, and sets them in the context of the costs of attaining the United Nationsâ€™ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It analyzes the costs of OA programs in four case studies: Wanzai, PRC; Wuyuan, PRC; Kandy, Sri...

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Turning the Tide: Improving Water Resource Management in the Philippines

eSocialSciences; Senate Economic Planning Office SEPO - 2012

Water is arguably the most important natural resource and because it is scarce, its optimal usage and proper management must be ensured. Water governance in the Philippines, however, has become too complex with so many institutions involved, all with different hierarchical coverage, varied...

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