We exploit a counterfactual regulation that forced profitable Indian firms to contribute a minimum of 2 percent of their net profit towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to assess whether CSR spending should remain voluntary or regulated. We find that mandatory CSR spending does not have...

We examine the effect of global competition for order flows, which arise due to listing of American Depository Receipts (ADRs) by six Indian firms on the NYSE, on the local market. Using order imbalance data for six months pre- and post-listing periods, which captures order flow dynamics, we...

Many empirical studies find that financial variables possess a predictive power over real economic activity. To examine this relationship, we adopt two time-series techniques: spectral analysis and a newly developed method, wavelet analysis. The major innovation of this paper is to apply wavelet...

This paper uses the Fama-French three-factor model to explain the cross-section of stock returns over various time scales using a new approach. The new approach is based on a wavelet multiscaling method that decomposes a given time series on a scale-by-scale basis. The empirical results provide...

This paper investigates the long-run equilibrium implications of the Expectations Hypothesis of the term structure on different maturities of high-grade yen Eurobonds and Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs) using the Canonical Cointegrating Regression (CCR) technique developed by Park [Econometrica...