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The way out of the current macroeconomic mess: a note
(2013-11-25)
The current situation of a large CAD, low growth, and plunging rupee is a result the
combination of early withdrawal from the fiscal stimulus and the RBI’s monetary
conservatism. There is possibly a way out if credit can ...
Some auto-power divergence measures for stationary time series of categorical data
(IIM-A Publication, 2013-05-05)
For stationary time series of nominal categorical data or ordinal categorical data (with arbitrary ordered numberings of the categories), autocorrelation does not make much sense. Biswas and Guha (2009) used mutual information ...
On estimation of number of species and biodiversity
(IIM-A publication, 2013-05-03)
Suppose S is the unknown number of species in a community, and the sample consists of m distinct species, fj species are represented j times in the sample, j = 1; 2; ... ; k. Let f0 be the number of missing species in the ...
Modelling and analysis of multivariate ordinal categorical data in longitudinal set up
(IIM-A publication, 2013-05-04)
In recent years, there has been a tremendous continuing attention to- wards the modelling and analysis of longitudinal data, although not much attention is paid to the ordinal categorical data. The problem becomes more ...
A test for the two-sample problem using mutual information
(IIM-A Publication, 2013-05-06)
For two independently drawn samples from continuous distributions, a statistical test based on the mutual information statistic is proposed for the null hypothesis that both the samples originate from the same population. ...
Governance and upgrading in export grape global production networks in India
(IIM Ahmedabad, 2013)
Global production networks (GPNs) are the norm in many export sectors of developing world
economies like India. High-value crops, including horticultural crops and produce, are seen as
candidates for exploiting global ...
Negotiating out of holdouts in land aggregation in India: small town lawyers, contingent contracts, social norms, and auctions
(IIM Ahmedabad, 2013-10)
This a paper about the role of lawyers in small towns in India as the intermediary agents of large corporations. They help resolve disputes among farmers with small land holdings and also negotiate with them to purchase ...
Corporate governance issues in executive compensation: the Indian experience
(2013-09)
While the 2011 Occupy Wall Street movement had the larger agenda of protesting against the
influence of corporations in policy making and governance, one of its focal points was the growing
disparity in the distribution ...
Estimation of bid-ask spread and its components in Indian stock market using trade prices
(IIM Ahmedabad, 2013-11)
In the absence of order-book data and limited information on quoted bid-ask spreads in the Indian stock market, this paper attempts to analyze the bid-ask spread in Indian market by estimating bid-ask spreads and its ...
Entry of Profit-Motivated Microfinance Institutions and Borrower Welfare
(2013-11-22)
In this paper, we model welfare implications of entry of commercial micro nance institutions
(MFIs). We initially characterize equilibrium with a sole fund-constrained benevolent credit
institution followed by equilibrium ...