Browsing Working Papers by Author "Barua, Samir K."

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    • Mastershares: enigmatic performance 

      Barua, Samir K.; Varma, Jayanth R. (2010-03-23)
      In this paper we have examined the performance of Mastershares, the first all equity close ended growth fund established by the Unit Trust of India (UTI) in the country, using the various portfolio performance measures ...

    • Mastershares: market prices divorced from fundamentals 

      Barua, Samir K.; Varma, Jayanth R. (2010-03-31)
      The shares of a closed-end Mutual Fund may be regarded as derived securities because their value depends entirely on the prices of securities that comprise the fund portfolio. Therefore, the Net Asset Value (NAV) of ...

    • Optimal mix of coupons in a mess system 

      Barua, Samir K.; Gupta, Omprakash K. (2010-03-15)
      Most organisations operate staff mess or canteen facility for its employees where payments for food items are made with money coupons rather than cash. In such coupon-based transaction system, the anagement needs to decide ...

    • Reform of the Fiscal and Subsidy Regime for the Petroleum Sector (Based on a Report Commissioned by the Petroleum Federation of India) 

      Morris, Sebastian; Varma, Jayanth R.; Barua, Samir K. (2011-05-26)
      Problems in the oil sector emanate from the structure of central taxes and the system of subsidization through prices. Solutions to the problems necessarily have to address both tax and subsidy simultaneously. The social ...

    • Regulatory framework for mutual funds 

      Barua, Samir K.; Varma, Jayanth R.; Venkiteswaran, N. (2010-03-31)
      The financial services industry in the Indian economy is undergoing a sea change. One major change that has taken place in the last few years is the establishment of a large number of mutual funds. It is widely recognized ...

    • A regulatory framework for mutual funds 

      Barua, Samir K.; Varma, Jayanth R.; Venkiteswaran, N. (2010-03-20)
      The financial services industry in the Indian economy is undergoing a sea change. One major change that has taken place in the last few years is the establishment of a large number of mutual funds. It is widely recognized ...

    • Research on the Indian capital market: a review 

      Barua, Samir K.; Ragunathan, V.; Varma, Jayanth R. (2010-03-26)
      In this paper we present a review of research done in the field of Indian capital markets during the fifteen years from 1977 to 1992. The research works included in the survey were identified by two search procedures. ...

    • Rural development programmes: a management approach 

      Barua, Samir K.; Singh, Gurdev; Seetharaman, S. P. (2010-03-14)
      Rural development programmes (RDPs) can be broadly classified as enterprise oriented and labour service oriented programmes. This paper discusses the strategy that needs to be adopted for ensuring effective implementation ...

    • A Scheme for Efficient Subsidisation of Kerosene in India 

      Morris, Sebastian; Pandey, Ajay; Barua, Samir K. (2009-03-11)
      The distortions in price based subsidisation are very severe. The direct fiscal cost of ensuring that a rupee of value is delivered to all household users of kerosene is as high as Rs.3 and when the consideration is the ...

    • Sebi's regulatory priorities: need for change 

      Barua, Samir K.; Varma, Jayanth R. (2010-04-17)
      Genesis and Function: SEBI was created in 1988 to reform and regulate the securities markets in India. It was given statutory powers in 1992 and assigned the following functions and responsibilities: * Make rules and ...

    • Securities scam genesis, mechanics and impact 

      Barua, Samir K.; Varma, Jayanth R. (2010-03-24)
      This paper presents a plausible reconstruction of how the scam originated, how it was perpetrated, and what would be its aftermath. The paper is expository in nature and the authors make no claims to omniscience.

    • Simulation model for sizing decision in a large irrigation/power project in India 

      Barua, Samir K.; Patel, Nitin R. (2010-03-12)
      This paper describes our experience with construction and use of a simulation model for a large Irrigation and Power Project in a state in India. The project has an estimated outlay of Rs.5000 million (U.S. $ 5 billion) ...