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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 ...
Does Health Influence Risk Preference?
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2016-12-16)
This paper investigates whether self-assessed health (SAH) status—a measure of health stock—influences the risk preference of an individual. Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), we ...
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 ...
Stock Picking - Insights from academic research
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2016-12-22)
Despite the importance of the banking sector to the economy, prior valuation studies in accountinghave tended to generally discard bank stocks. We examine returns to a fundamental analysis based trading strategy for the ...
Logistics, the human factor
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2016-12-16)
As every manager knows, people are important to achieve operational excellence. The decisions and behavior of leaders impact the behaviors of employees which are instrumental in obtaining high performance. Still, in ...
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, ...