This paper is an analytical attempt to isolate and differentiate the concepts of "redistributive politics" and "corruption". Such analytical distinction helps us in understanding how redistributive politics can adversely affect the quality of public investment in a poor region. We highlight the...

Technology transfer to the developing nations has been predominantly characterized by technology collaborations between the multinationals and the local firms of the developing countries. When a multinational offers a new technology to a local firm, both firms may have different perceptions...

In this paper, unlike the conventional wisdom, we demonstrate that the relationship between the size of the market and number of firms would be non-monotonic. While moderate rise in the size would force the local firms to exit and only the foreign firm rules, substantial rise in the size would...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to significantly impact the income of individuals. Cross-country data shows that introduction of AI is inequality enhancing in developing and less developed countries. In this paper, we attempt to understand the reason for increase in wage...

Part I: Globalization, Input Trade and Sanyal’s Contribution to Trade Theory -- Chapter 1: Middle Products Revisited -- Chapter 2: Competition Policy vs. Industrial Policy -- Part II: Trade, Technology and Increasing Returns -- Chapter 3: Protectionism and Increasing Returns -- Chapter 4:...

This paper introduces finance or credit in the Dixit-Stiglitz-Krugman (DSK) model of international trade. It identifies mechanisms by which finance can affect the main results of the conventional model. The key results are as follows. Perfect credit market does not affect number of varieties or...

In this paper, unlike the conventional wisdom, we demonstrate that the relationship between the size of the market and number of firms would be non-monotonic. While moderate rise in the size would force the local firms to exit and only the foreign firm rules, substantial rise in the size would...

In this study, we use a machine learning framework and draw on an extensive body of media articles on Brexit to provide evidence of co-integration and causality between the sentiments of the media and the movement of British currency. Our contribution to the literature is novel: in addition to...