The occurrence of extreme events in financial markets is a common phenomenon, so that there is need to design proper risk modelling techniques which can predict and measure the probability of such risky events. Extreme Value Theory (EVT) provides relevant statistical techniques to deal with...

This paper analyzes the impact of corporate governance on firm value using a sequence of reforms in India (Clause 49) enacted in 2000, for which more severe penalties were introduced in 2004. The reforms did not apply to all firms and resulted in treatment and control groups of firms with...

A successful cooperative has committed members and effective leadership. To make a cooperative successful requires a great deal of vision, strong commitment, creative time, abundant energy, prolific business skill, and several other resources to create value & make feel value through business...

Microfinance has made tremendous strides in India over the years and it has become a household name in view of the multi-pronged benefits from microfinance services to the poor in our country. Self Help Groups (SHGs) have become the common vehicle of development process including microfinance....

In January 2010, Fox Star Studios is preparing to release the Bollywood film My Name is Khan in Indian and international markets. What strategies should the company adopt to protect their intellectual property? How much should the company invest in anti-piracy initiatives? Should releases be...

The Indian State has constituted various committees to look into the health sector and the challenges for achieving a better health status for Indians. Looking at the objectives of these committees and the prime importance given in the Five-Year Plans to the health sector provides a view of...

This paper aims to investigate whether access to microfinance loans and jobs under National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) has any significant impact on the life satisfaction as well as happiness, an important well-being indicator, of the villagers of West Bengal. Here we consider...