Due to the weak financial and governing abilities of the state in many rural areas of India, SHGs have become one of the major means to financially manage the village-based issues. This paper examines the role of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in managing village-level financial and education crises in...

U.S. common stocks are simultaneously traded on multiple trading centers. We study quotes and trades with millisecond timestamps during the flash crash of May 6, 2010 and document new findings about order dynamics when the fragmented market is under stress. First, relative to May 5, 2010, the...

Financial institutions are increasingly linked internationally. As a result, financial crisis and government intervention have stronger effects beyond borders. We provide a model of international contagion allowing for bank bailouts. While a social planner trades off tax distortions, liquidation...

Financial institutions are increasingly linked internationally. As a result, financial crisis and government intervention have stronger effects beyond borders. We provide a model of international contagion allowing for bank bailouts. While a social planner trades off tax distortions, liquidation...

Financial institutions are increasingly linked internationally. As a result, financial crisis and government intervention have stronger effects beyond borders. We provide a model of international contagion allowing for bank bailouts. While a social planner trades off tax distortions, liquidation...