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Absence of economic and social constants
(Springer, 2016)
In this article, we discuss the possibility of economics as a
discipline emulating the success of hard sciences. In our view, a fundamental obstacle arises from the fact that economics does not have
(m)any stable and ...
Cross-correlation patterns in social opinion formation with sequential data
(Elsevier B.V., 2016)
Recent research on large-scale internet data suggests existence of patterns in the collective behavior of billions of people even though each of them may pursue own activities. In this paper, we interpret online rating ...
Self-organization in a distributed coordination game through heuristic rules
(Springer, 2016)
In this paper, we consider a distributed coordination game played by a large number of agents
with finite information sets, which characterizes emergence of a single dominant attribute out of a large
number of competitors. ...
Faculty-student coauthorship as a means to enhance STEM graduate students’ research skills
(Emerald, 2016)
This study aims to examine the contribution of faculty–student coauthorship to the
development of graduate students’ research skills in the sciences, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) by quantitatively ...
Facility location under service level constraints for heterogeneous customers
(Springer, 2016)
We study the problem of locating service facilities to serve heterogeneous customers. Customers requiring service are classified as either high priority or low priority, where
high priority customers are always served on ...
Effects of derivatives usage and financial statement items on capital market risk measures of Bank stocks: evidence from India
(Journal of Economics and Finance, 2016-07-01)
This paper examines the impact of off-balance sheet derivatives usage by banks combined with financial statement items on their capital market risk measures. Financial markets liberalization policies in the 1990s, led to ...
Mark-up and efficiency of Indian banks: an Input distance function approach
(Empirical Economics, 2016-01-08)
This paper examines market power and efficiency in Indian banking using a unified theoretical framework based on the primal approach. Empirical results show that due to high level of concentration, large banks hold the ...
Doctor-patient interaction in telemedicine: logic of choice and logic of care perspectives
(Information Systems Frontiers, 2016-03)
This paper focuses on telemedicine implementation, which can be used to extend modern medical knowledge to remote areas in developing countries. By examining doctor- patient interactions in the context of a telemedicine ...
Does multiple borrowing necessarily mean over-borrowing?
(Practical Action Publishing, 2016)
Using a survey dataset collected from Andhra Pradesh, India, we test if multiple borrowing
is equivalent to over-borrowing. Results suggest that over-borrowing and multiple loans
are not necessarily synonymous. As the ...
Invariant features of spatial inequality in consumption: the case of India
(Elsevier, 2016)
We study the distributional features and inequality of consumption expenditure across India, for different states, castes, religion and urban-rural divide. We find that even though the aggregate measures of inequality are ...