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Wheels of power: Long-term effects of a one time targeted program
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017-04-10)
Expansion of opportunities for the female child may impact her aspirations given the prevailing social norms. Furthermore, the new social equilibrium arising from this expansion feeds back into the social norms. We develop ...
Why are fewer married women joining the work force in rural India? A decomposition analysis over two decades
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017-08-04)
In contrast with global trends, India has witnessed a secular decline in women’s employment rates over the past few decades. We investigate this decline in rural areas, where the majority of Indian women reside. Using ...
Statistical Modelling for Dynamic Computer Simulators
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017-03-16)
The recent accelerated growth in the computing power has generated popularization of experimentation with computer models (or simulators) in various physical and engineering applications. Realistic computer models of complex ...
Indian Brand of Crony Capitalism: The Cultural Underpinnings
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2017-01-06)
One grave concern that the Indian economy/society face today is that of ubiquitous corruption/cronyism. Despite its importance, there is dearth of scholarly treatment of this phenomenon. In this presentation, we examine ...
Selection of Inputs and Outputs in Data Envelopment Analysis
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2017-01-09)
Productive efficiency lies in producing the maximum output from a given bundle of inputs or using the minimal input for a target bundle of outputs. The method of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) introduced in the OR/MS ...
Art and science of financial analysis using simple cases
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2017-01-04)
In my own teaching experience at top business schools, I have found that the MBA curriculum often lacked the one class that brings together knowledge from diverse areas such as accounting, economics, finance, production ...
The US-China Business Relationship - Bi-Polar or the Two Pillars of a Stable World Economy – With Implications for India?
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2017-03-06)
This is more of a policy-oriented presentation discussing the extent of trade and FDI involvement between the US and China and what is at stake in the relationship in terms of money, jobs, manufacturing competitiveness, ...
Are Subsidies on Drip Irrigation Working? Evidence from Gujarat?
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2017-02-21)
Subsidies on technologies that reduce environmental externalities are popular with policy makers in developing countries. However, given “investment inefficiencies” and the multiple other factors potentially inhibiting ...
Development Conflicts We Know Nothing Of
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2017-02-08)
The typical narrative of development conflict is of a rapacious industry that is unwilling to share the gains of development with people affected by projects and, instead, prone to paying off politicians, bureaucrats and ...
India's International Integration and Challenges to Sustaining Growth
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017)