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An empirical exploration of education and inequality – Three essays
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018)
Education has been reckoned as means through which life chances of the poor and the disadvantaged improve. However, prior research has also attributed education as being one of the key channels by which economic inequality ...
Change point, prediction and classification with functional data
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018)
Functional data consists of a collection of curves (or functions) defined on a finite subset of some interval. In this dissertation, we discuss change point, prediction and classification problems with functional data. ...
Essays on share repurchases
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018)
This dissertation comprises three essays, which empirically examine the influence of investor and managerial irrationality on open market repurchases (OMRs) in the US market.
In the first essay, we examine the systematic ...
A strategic view of refurbished goods
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018)
‘Refurbished goods’ are goods that are deemed unfit for sale at full price for a variety of reasons regarding their perceived or actual quality deficiency. These goods are then ‘refurbished’ i.e. brought back to full ...
Hub interdiction problems: Models and solution approaches
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018)
Hub-and-spoke networks are used in the operations of businesses like telecommunication, transportation and energy systems. The network has special facilities known as hubs which act as interim nodes between source and ...
IIM-A professors, students protests rapes of minors
(Daily News and Analysis Ahmedabad Edition, 2018-04-20)
We need strong partnership with industry: Pradhan
(Business Standard, 2018-04-20)
Bankrupt educomp's auditor flags 'preferential' dealings
(Economic Times, 2018-04-16)
'Will reconsider awarding Mgmt degrees if more layers of regulation added: IIMA
(Economic Times, 2018-04-16)