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Factors affecting pass through of repo rates to lending rates in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)
The pass through of reduction in repo rates to lending rates has been a much discussed topic in recent past in India. This paper tries to estimate the pass through coefficient over the last 8 years. We hypothesize that the ...
Evolution of e-commerce in India: a study on the effect on retail industry and the implications of public policy
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)
There has been a massive change in the retail landscape in India in the past few decades. Just observing it from a consumer journey perspective, initially there were small stores which could cater to multiple consumer ...
Understanding potential risks of algorithmic policing in the Indian context
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)
There is a significant push towards increasing use of data across all domains of human life and in the Indian context, a foray has been made in policy making. Within this larger domain, our focus is policing. While still ...
Impact of autonomous vehicles on the taxi-cab industry in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)
The aim of the project is to analyze the impact of self-driving autonomous cars on the taxi-cab industry, specifically in India. This includes analysis of the benefits, value chain, unemployment issues, technology, legal ...
Prostitution in India: understanding the industry and policy making
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)
Prostitution very merely means the selling of sexual services for any kind of economic, material or commercial gains. Prostitution, today is legal in India. However, the purview of legality does not cover activities in
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Creating and managing high performance work system for the differently abled in the Indian hospitality sector
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)
Since ages, the differently abled people have been a victim of social exclusion where they have been denied the opportunities of a decent work life and a respectable social status. Their disability has often been associated ...
Employment of transgenders in the Indian workforce
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)
This report highlights the issue surrounding the lack of transgender employment opportunities in India. Through this project we have attempted to get first-hand knowledge on the issue from the transgender community in ...
Feasibility study of hyperloop against traditional modes of transportation in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)
Hyperloop is a faster, cheaper alternative to high-speed rail and traditional short-haul aircraft. It consists of a passenger pod traveling through a tube under light vacuum while being propelled and levitated by a combination ...
Gender pay gap in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019)
Gender-based discrimination at the workplace is profound in India. Women are often denied the same opportunity as men and there is an absence of ‘Equal work, Equal pay’ for women despite their hardships. While things have ...
From well-heeled to tip-toed, shoe-shine to shoe-lace: monopolistic competition and product differentiation in men’s footwear
(International Review of Business and Economics, 2017)
For many decades, the only branded footwear Indians knew was Bata. After years of economic liberalization; however, one finds many local, national, and international firms jostling for customer attention by producing various ...