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Risk information - normal markets and the COVID-19 pandemic period
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2022-10-06)
The paper investigates how the market infers changes in the firm-level discount rate
(risk information) in normal and turbulent times. The study focuses on two key sources
of risk information, earnings announcements of ...
Fishing in muddy waters: mergers and acquisitions during uncertainty
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2022-10-26)
Using the COVID-19 pandemic as an exogenous shock, we examine whether
firms engage in opportunistic mergers and acquisitions during uncertainty. Par-
ticularly, we analyze the inorganic growth strategies of acquiring ...
Impact of covid-19 disruptions on the supply chain:insights from India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2022-06-03)
Supply Chains play very important role in driving the economy of the country. COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have disrupted the supply chains of various firms. It has been estimated that the total cost of supply ...
Gold in household portfolios during a pandemic: evidence from an emerging economy
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2023-06-01)
This paper examines how Indian households allocate their savings portfolio
across gold, financial assets, and cash during the COVID-19 crisis. Our study
relies on a nationally representative household survey conducted ...
Pandemic panic? effects of health system capacity on firm confidence during COVID-19
(ScienceDirect, 2023-07-26)
We examine whether firms’ business confidence – defined as their perceptions of risk and sentiment associated with the COVID-19 pandemic – is affected by ex ante health system capacity and ex post government responses. ...
Indian Government’s Response to COVID-19
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2022)
As of today, India is second in the world in term of covid cases (43,959,321) coming next only to the USA, and the third-highest number of deaths (526,212), after the US and Brazil. Although these numbers are very high, ...
Did work from home “really” work during COVID-19?
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2024-04-05)
Purpose:
In this study, we examine whether work from home (WFH) had an impact on firm productivity during the COVID-19 period.
Design/methodology/approach:
We employ a panel fixed-effect model using 79,201 firm-quarter ...