Browsing Journal Articles by Author "Bhat, Ramesh"
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An agenda for health policy research
Bhat, Ramesh; Satia, J. K. (1994-10-05) -
Analysis of public and private healthcare expenditure
Bhat, Ramesh; Jain, Nishant (2006-10-27)The basic objective of healthcare systems is to meet a country’s health needs in the most equitable and efficient manner, while remaining financially sustainable. Each country, given the historical evolution of its ... -
Cash and cash-equivalent holdings of companies in India: does the number of block-shareholders matter
Bhat, Ramesh; Bacchwat, Sujata (2005-10-27)Incentives for holding cash and cash-equivalents vary. The authors suggest that companies that have more block-shareholders have a lesser incentive to hold cash and cash-equivalents. Also, monitoring by debt-holders reduces ... -
Commitment among state health officials and its implications for health sector reforms: lessons from Gujarat
Maheshwari, Sunil; Bhat, Ramesh; Saha, Somen (2007-11-02)Background & objectives: Commitment, competencies and skills of people working in the health sector can significantly impact the performance and its reform process. In this study we attempted to analyse the commitment ... -
Directions for reforms in the health sector: lessons from a state in India
Maheshwari, Sunil; Bhat, Ramesh (2005-10-27) -
Dividend behaviour of Indian companies under monetary policy restrictions
Pandey, I. M.; Bhat, Ramesh (2007-11-08)Purpose – The dividend payout behaviour of firms is a well-studied subject in finance. In recent times, the influence of macro economic factors and understanding their implications far corporate financial decisions has ... -
Dividend decision: a study of managers perception
Bhat, Ramesh; Pandey, I. M. (1994-10-05)The objective of this study is to find out how managers perceive the question of dividend payment and retention. The study is divided into four parts: firstly, a brief discussion on the most important theoretical ... -
An examination of efficient capital market hypothesis in the context of Indian economy: survey findings
Pandey, I. M.; Bhat, Ramesh (1988-09-27) -
Financial ratio patterns in Indian manufacturing companies: a multivariate analysis
Pandey, I. M.; Bhat, Ramesh (1989-09-28)Financial ratios are most frequently and widely used in practice to assess a firm's financial performance and condition. Over past several years, researchers have, however, subjected financial ratios to empirical analysis ... -
Financing issues in proposed HIV/AIDS intervention of providing anti-retroviral drugs to selected regions in India
Bhat, Ramesh; Saha, Somen (2005-10-25)The development of anti-retroviral therapy has given new hope for people living with the acquired immuno deficiency syndrome. The government of India has initiated anti-retroviral treatment as a part of the national ... -
Financing issues in proposed HIV/AIDS intervention of providing antiretroviral drugs to selected regions in India
Bhat, Ramesh; Saha, Somen (2005-10-27)The development of anti-retroviral therapy has given new hope for people living with the acquired immuno deficiency syndrome. The government of India has initiated anti-retroviral treatment as a part of the national ... -
Functioning of boards in PSBs in India
Maheshwari, Sunil; Bhat, Ramesh (Publishing India, 2018) -
Health insurance and third party administrators: issues and challenges
Bhat, Ramesh; Babu, Sumesh K. (2010-10-25)The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority in India has paved the way for insurance intermediaries such as third party administrators (TPAs) to play a pivotal role in setting up managed healthcare systems. TPAs ... -
Healthcare proposals: health insurance - not a Panacea
Bhat, Ramesh; Saha, Somen (2004-10-25)Expanding the insurance services without considering whether medical services are available or not is a sure way of making the scheme dysfunctionalfrom the beginning. Who will regulate the practices of providers? Is ... -
Human resource issues and Its implications for health sector reforms
Bhat, Ramesh; Maheshwari, Sunil (2005-10-27) -
Human resource issues and its implications for health sector reforms
Bhat, Ramesh; Maheshwari, Sunil (2005-10-25)Given the growing complexities and challenges the health sector faces, reforms in this sector are inevitable. Often health sector reforms aimed to address many of these deficiencies and ensuring effectiveness and efficiency ... -
Insurance industry in India: structure, performance, and future challenges
Krishnamurthy, R.; Mony, S.V.; Jhaveri, Nani; Bakshi, Sandeep; Dixit, Mukund R.; Maheshwari, Sunil; Bhat, Ramesh (2005-10-27)With the liberalization and entry of private companies in insurance, the Indian insurance sector has started showing signs of significant change. Within a short span of time, private insurance has acquired 13 per cent ... -
Maternal health financing: Gujarat's Chiranjeevi scheme and its beneficiaries
Bhat, Ramesh; Mavalankar, Dileep; Singh, Prabal V.; Singh, Neelu (Journal of Health,Population and Nutrition, 2009-11-09)Maternal mortality is an important public-health issue in India, specifically in Gujarat. Contributing factors are the Government's inability to operationalize the First Referral Units and to provide an adequate level of ... -
Providing skilled birth attendants and emergency obstetric care to the poor through partnership with private sector obstetricians in Gujarat, India
Singh, Amarjit; Mavalankar, Dileep; Bhat, Ramesh; Desai, Ajesh; Patel, S. R.; Singh, Prabal V.; Singh, Neetu (2009-04-15)Problem India has the world’s largest number of maternal deaths estimated at 117 000 per year. Past efforts to provide skilled birth attendants and emergency obstetric care in rural areas have not succeeded because ... -
Significance of financial goals pursued by companies in India: survey findings
Pandey, I. M.; Bhat, Ramesh (1990-09-29)