The gold-exchange standard in India 1893-1913 was characterized by a narrow target zone for the exchange rate, a wide annual range for the international interest-rate differential, and negative (seasonal) autocorrelation in interest rates. These properties are consistent with a standard...

This paper assesses the uncovered interest parity (UIP) condition by means of Indian government bonds during the 1869 to 1906 period. As emphasised by Irving Fisher, interest and exchange rates between Britain and India from that period concur closely with the theoretical assumptions of UIP...

We examine the link between a mother's autonomy – the freedom and ability to think, express, act and make decisions independently – and the nutritional status of her children. We design a novel statistical framework that accounts for cultural and traditional environment, to create a measure...

In the turbulent global economy, mergers and acquisitions of industries takes place to protect Indian businesses. Such mergers and acquisitions are taking place in Heavy Industries and in major service industries. This paper investigates the context, process and consequences of the merger of...

The present paper analyzes the evolution of the specialization and trade patterns of China, India, Brazil and South Africa (CIBS) and other WTO countries. It aims to provide an answer to the following questions: is there a tendency to a multi-polarization of trade patterns? If so, is CIBS' rise...

Agriculture and industry have traditionally been viewed as two separate sectors both in terms of their characteristics and their role in economic growth, however over as few decades Agro and food process has rapidly expanded as an Organized industry with a bright role to be played in...

Even though informality, work quality and worker well-being are closely knit issues, there is a dearth of studies which explore the issue of informality as deficiency of workers' well-being or poor job-quality. Our study is an attempt to contribute to the literature in this direction. We propose...

The previous performance evaluation studies towards non-life insurance companies emphasized on the comparative evaluation among public and private sector companies. Early detection and diagnosis of bankruptcy of insurance companies is much desirable due to their existence in highly competitive...

This study aims to investigate the impact of behavioral biases on the investor's financial decision making with special focus on three biases, namely confirmation bias, loss aversion and endowment bias. Investors are always assumed to be rational thinkers as per the traditional economic theories...

This study investigates the role of governance quality in maintaining financial stability and enhancing financial inclusion in Asian countries using the stakeholder theory. Composite variables were constructed for the governance quality, financial stability, and financial inclusion dimensions...