This paper proposes relative and absolute measures of deprivation using social satisfaction functions. The relative (absolute) measure gives us the amount by which social satisfaction can be increased in proportional (absolute) terms by redistributing incomes equally. We also demonstrate the...

The investigation reveals the relative efficacy of composting techniques regarding phosphorus transformation of rice straw (RS) and water-hyacinth (WH). The recipe for each substrate: cow-dung:soil:FYM was in the ratio of 6:3:0.5:0.5. Vermicomposting of WH resulted in the highest proliferation...

Although the world wide global polio eradication program aimed at exterminating the disease by the year 2003, seven countries including India are still considered to be polio endemic. India witnessed a polio explosion during the year 2002. In recent years there is definite evidence in favor of...

System efficiency and payback time are yet to attain a commercially viable level for solar photovoltaic energy projects. Despite huge development in prediction of solar radiation data, there is a gap in extraction of pertinent information from such data. Hence the available data cannot be...

Arbitrage Pricing Model (APM) assumes the residual to be normally distributed. We empirically checked this assumption in APM. In this paper, an Arbitrage Pricing Model is built on returns from shares in National Stock Exchange (NSE). The APM of returns from shares has four explanatory variables;...

We examine the consequences, of integrating large minorities into productivity-relevant majority ethno-linguistic norms, for distribution, ethnic conflict and crime. We develop a two-community model where such assimilation generates social gains by: (a) facilitating economic interaction, and (b)...

In this paper we theoretically analyse effects of corruption in public procurements within a scoring-auction framework. A corrupt politician, who acts on behalf of the public sector, receives a kickback from the winning bidder. The politician selects the scoring rule. The paper shows that such...

This paper looks at society divided into two groups where personal assets as well as group specific values influences the individuals' utility (positively for own group's value and possibly otherwise for the other group's value). Individual resource allocation problem may lead to under...