In this study, we would like to examine the export prospect of India in the era of neo-protectionism. This particular era is characterized by increased used of trade barriers mainly by the large economies and a very sluggish growth in world export as a whole. Our study shows that both tariff and...

The impact of expiration of derivatives contracts on the underlying cash market ñ on trading volumes, returns and volatility of returns ñ has been studied in various contexts. We use an AR-GARCH model to analyse the impact of expiration of derivatives contracts on the cash market at the...

This paper seeks to present a brief overview of the developments in the Indian mutual fund industry since the financial crisis of 2007. The broad developments show that while recovery in the industry post-crisis has been quite robust, a tendency towards risk aversion, akin to a global trend, has...

Exploring the dynamic interaction between investment flows of mutual funds and foreign institutional investors (FIIs), based on post-crisis data, this study finds a strong negative relationship between the net investments by these two classes of institutional investors. Domestic mutual funds are...