Economic exclusion can be defined as the arbitrary restriction on certain groups of the society to use the resources of the community which are necessary for the economic development of the group. When such exclusion takes place on the basis of caste it amounts to caste based economic exclusion...

Background: The present study examines the short term dynamics and long term equilibrium relationship among the stock markets of 17 countries in Western Europe as well as the world market, using time series techniques. Methods: Weekly returns of market benchmark indices of the respective...