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Numeracy and financial literacy of forest-dependent communities
(Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers, 2019)
The article examines the numeracy and financial literacy of the Indian forest-dependent communities (FDC) involved in the joint forest management (JFM) programme, launched by the Government of India in 1990. An understanding ...
Achieving sustainable development in India along the low carbon pathways: macroeconomic assessment
(World Development, 2019)
Achieving fast and inclusive economic growth concurrently with greenhouse gases (GHG) emission control could have wide-ranging implications for the Indian economy, predominantly fuelled by fossil energies. India faces high ...
Female leaders and their response to the social environment
(Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019)
Using data from two sets of experiments conducted in rural India, this paper finds that relative to men, women assigned to be leaders contribute less than what they propose in a public goods game. We examine whether this ...
Right of recourse claims based on latent defects in the nuclear energy sector in India: brace yourself for fact-intensive disputes
(Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing, 2020)
This paper analyses how a case were to unfold if an operator of a nuclear installation were to exercise its right of recourse against a supplier in the event of supply of equipment or material with latent defects, as ...
Contestations around water allocation during a climate crisis in India: the case of ‘IPL vs. drought’
(Global Environmental Change, 2019)
In this paper, we analyze a major controversy regarding the allocation of water for Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches during a period of extreme drought in the state of Maharashtra in India. We use a discursive ...
The internationalization of new ventures in an emerging economy: the shifting role of industry concentration
(Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 2020)
This paper examines the influence of firm rivalry within an industry on the internationalization of new ventures in an emerging economy. Drawing on industrial organization and institutional theories, it was hypothesized ...
Hydraulic fracturing and groundwater contamination in India: evaluating the need for precautionary action
(Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law, 2019)
The hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and groundwater contamination debate started as soon as the commercial production of shale gas began in the United States. Since then there have been contrasting studies that have analysed ...
Critique of recent revisions with base year change for estimation of state income in India
(Journal of Indian School of Political Economy, 2017)
In the present paper, we have critiqued recent revisions made in the estimation of state income in India consequent upon the change in the base year of the National Accounts from 2004-05 to the new base of 2011-12. We have ...
From well-heeled to tip-toed, shoe-shine to shoe-lace: monopolistic competition and product differentiation in men’s footwear
(International Review of Business and Economics, 2017)
For many decades, the only branded footwear Indians knew was Bata. After years of economic liberalization; however, one finds many local, national, and international firms jostling for customer attention by producing various ...