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How successful are banking sector reforms in emerging market economies? : evidence from impact of monetary policy on levels and structures of firm debt in India
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Kutan, Ali Mustafa; Majumdar, Sudipa - 2016
success of banking reforms in India where significant banking reforms have been introduced since 1990s. Using the argument … that well-functioning credit markets would reflect a bank channel for monetary policy at work, we test whether a change in … and the associated change in interest rate does not affect change in bank credit, change in total debt and the proportion …
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Determinants of pollution abatement and control expenditure : evidence from Romania
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Rault, Christophe; Sova, Robert - 2008
The aim of the present study is to shed some light on the factors affecting Pollution Abatement and Control Expenditure (PACE) in the context of a transition economy such as Romania, in contrast to the existing literature which mostly focuses on developed economies. Specifically, we use survey...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003771054
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A review of the circular economy and its implementation
Heshmati, Almas - 2015
Circular economy (CE) is a sustainable development strategy that is being proposed to tackle urgent problems of environmental degradation and resource scarcity. CE's 3R principles are to reduce, reuse and recycle materials. The principles account for a circular system where all materials are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449209
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The role of firm dynamics in the green transition : carbon productivity decomposition in Finnish manufacturing
Kuosmanen, Natalia; Maczulskij, Terhi - 2023
This paper explores the importance of firm dynamics, including entry and exit and the allocation of carbon emissions across firms, on the green transition. Using the 2000–2019 firm-level register data on greenhouse gas emissions matched with the Financial Statement data in the Finnish...
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Divestment and engagement : the effect of green investors on corporate carbon emissions
Kahn, Matthew E.; Matsusaka, John G.; Shu, Chong - 2023
This paper studies whether green investors can influence corporate greenhouse gas emissions through capital markets, either by divesting their stock and limiting polluters' access to capital, or holding polluters' stock and engaging with management. We focus on public pension funds, classifying...
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The elite and the marginalised : an analysis of public spending on mass education in the Indian States
Pal, Sarmistha (contributor); Ghosh, Sugata (contributor) - 2008
-development spending ; India …
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Caste based discrimination : evidence and policy
Siddique, Zahra (contributor) - 2008
Caste-based quotas in hiring have existed in the public sector in India for decades. Recently there has been debate …
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Union membership effect on wage premiums : evidence from organized manufacturing industries in India
Bhandari, Amit Kumar (contributor) - 2008
organised manufacturing industries in India. The study uses a recent survey data on labour market in the organised manufacturing … benefits in the organized manufacturing industries in India. -- Trade unions ; wage differentials ; manufacturing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003760317
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Steering towards the high road: a study of human resource management in two Indian garment factories
Lake, Henrietta (contributor) - 2007
resource management systems at two garment factories manufacturing for export in India. They make the same product for the same … management ; labor productivity ; labor standards ; India ; garments …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003646701
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Earnings differences between Chinese and Indian wage earners, 1987 - 2004
Bargain, Olivier; Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Chakrabarty, Manisha - 2008
This paper is one of the first comprehensive attempts to compare earnings in urban China and India over the recent … the wage distribution. -- China ; India ; earnings ; returns to education ; quantile regression ; Oaxaca …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003652698