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On the distribution of new international reserves
(2010-06-01)
THE PLAN to create "Special Drawing Rights" (SDR's) involves a major
change in the international monetary system. The systematic creation of reserve
assets without a cost in real resources is unique in the history of ...
Desirable features in new international monetary system
(2010-06-01)
The new international monetary system that is being hammered out in Washington now must
build on the lessons learnt during the 25 years of experience of the Bretton Woods arrangement,
Beginning early Sixties a major ...
Government securities market in a mixed economy: a study of India
(2010-05-31)
The Government securities market in India reflects the mixed character of the economy. The two
features of the Indian economy that have shaped the nature of the market as it exists now are (a) the
direct and dominant ...
Analysis of Indian securities industry: market for debt
(2010-10-05)
In the current liberalized environment, the
Indian debt market appears to be all set to
take off. With the commencement of trading
of debt instruments by the National Stock
Exchange this year, the secondary market ...
Management education: social costs and returns
(2010-05-31)
This paper seeks to apply cost-benefit analysis to evaluating institutions set up for imparting
management education.
The major conclusions of the paper are twofold:
(1) Social cost-benefit analysis can be adapted to ...
Behavioral safety management
(2010-09-27)
Industrial and occupational safety have
become important areas of social concern in
India with increase in industrial activity.
The standard organizational response to
accidents is conducting an investigation and
taking ...
Market efficiency in Indian commodity futures markets
(Journal of Indian Business Research, 2013)
In this paper, the authors aim to investigate the short-run as well as long-run market
efficiency of Indian commodity futures markets using different asset pricing models. Four agricultural
(soybean, corn, castor seed ...
JIT: a way to get strategic results from the shop floor
(2010-09-27)
Just-in-Time (JIT) is a proven management
innovation which is assuming international
importance for achieving industrial
excellence. It is necessary to understand
JIT for improving the efficacy of our own
industrial ...
Nature of induced opinion and its retention over time
(2010-06-01)
In free-fed mice with progesterone tablet implants and in pseudopregnant
mice, an increase in food consumption usually accompanies the body weight
gain characteristic of progesterone stimulation; it is not, however, an ...
Rural banking: misdirected policy changes
(2010-07-14)
Three policy alternatives can be identified for improving the profitability
of commercial banks' rural branches: closing loss-making rural branches,
improving the interest spread for these branches and diversifying ...