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Quota-based affirmative action in higher education: Impact on other backward classes in India
(Taylor and Francis, 2019-02-20)
While quota-based and other affirmative actions remain on the policy radar of nations faced with social inequalities, there is limited evidence informing policy choices at the national level. This paper estimates the ...
Looking under the hood: A comparison of techno-economic assumptions across national and global integrated assessment models
(Elsevier, 2019)
Integrated assessment models are extensively used in the analysis of climate change mitigation and are informing national decision makers as well as contribute to international scientific assessments. This paper conducts ...
Mining top-k high utility item sets with effective threshold raising strategies
(ScienceDirect, 2019)
Top-K High Utility Itemset (HUI) mining problem offers greater flexibility to a decision maker in specifying her/his notion of item utility and the desired number of patterns. It obviates the need for a decision maker to ...
Energy balance of Indian villages: A case study of seven villages
(Sage Journals, 2018)
This paper estimates the rural energy balance of 7 Indian villages of different agro-climate zones. This was done through primary survey of households in each village covering energy consumption, production, export, import ...
An examination of factors driving big 4 audit fee premiums: Evidence from India’s audit market
(American Accounting Association, 2019)
This study examines fee premiums earned by Big 4 auditors in India and identifies the primary reason
for such fee premiums. There are three primary drivers of Big 4 fee premiums. Big 4 auditors charge a fee premium
for ...
Post-adoption experience of hybrid rice in India: farmers’ satisfaction and willingness to grow
(Agricultural Economics Research Association, 2018)
Through this study we try to understand the post-adoption experiences of hybrid rice technology of the Indian farmers and its influences on their level of satisfaction, as well as their willingness to continue with the use ...
The Aadhaar debate: Where are the sociologists?
(Sage Journals, 2018)
The Aadhaar project which aims to provide all residents in India with a unique identity number requires much more attention from sociologists of India. There are several areas of research where sociologists can help: one, ...
Informed trading around earnings announcements—Spot, futures, or options?
(Wiley, 2018)
Recent literature reports higher single stock options (SSO) volume before earnings announcements (EA). There are no studies that explore single stock futures (SSF) in this context because of illiquid SSF markets in developed ...
Qasab: Kutch Craftswomen’s Producer Co. Ltd.
(World Scientific, 2018)
The ‘Qasab’ case is designed to teach students about the characteristics of social entrepreneurship and the impact it has on the society. It also describes how sustainable development and social innovation are interlinked. ...
Walking the tightrope: gender inclusion as organizational change
(Emerald, 2018)
Purpose – The study focuses on the inclusion practices and processes of five large organizations across
diverse sectors where women are underrepresented. The purpose of this paper is to examine how
organizations facilitate ...