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Minimum wage comparison in Asian countries: minimum wage fixing
(WageIndicator Foundation, 2016-02)For countries which have a minimum wage, the minimum wage fixing system differs according to objectives and criteria, machinery and procedures, coverage, and subsequent adjustment as well as the operation and enforcement ... -
The minimum weight rooted arborescence problem: weights on ARCS case
(2010-03-24)In a rooted acyclic graph, G, there exits, in general, several rooted (not necessarily spanning) arborscences. Depending on whether the graph has weights on nodes, on arcs, or on both, it is possible to define, with different ... -
Mining Frequent Item sets in Data Streams
(2009-08-03)From the last decade, data mining has become the key technique to analyze and understand the data. Typical data mining tasks include association mining, classification and clustering. These techniques help find interesting ... -
MIS-Marketing by the dream merchants: the case of state lotteries
(2010-03-14)The paper pleads for a total review of state operated lotteries in India. The idea of state run lotteries came with the laudable objective of mobilizing surplus money in the society by exploiting the gambling instinct and ... -
Mispricing of volatility in the indian index options market
(2010-01-16)This paper examines the relationship between index futures and index options prices in India. By using futures prices, we eliminate the effect of short sale restrictions in the cash market that impede arbitrage between the ... -
Missing Issues in the Debate on Reservation
(2009-09-01)The issue of reservation has been presented as arising out of educational and social backwardness of the OBCs. Except in nomenclature there is no substantial evidence to show that most or even the majority of the ‘jatis’ ... -
Mixed integer linear programming model for selection of energy systems and allocation of energy to multiple end-uses
(2010-03-14)This paper presents a Mixed Integer Linear Programming model for selection of energy system and allocation of energy that satisfies energy needs of multiple end-uses at a location and minimizes the sum of annual fixed and ... -
Mobile communications policies and national broadband strategies in developed and developing countries: lessons, policy issues and challenges
(SSRN, 2015-03)The intelligent mobile phone has become the most widely used communications device in the world and the access device of choice in the developing world. The International Telecommunications Union’s report “The World in ... -
Mobilising rural savings
(2010-03-14)This paper attempts at examining the ways in which various factors affecting savings influence different aspects of a savings decision. The three aspects of a decision to save were identified as the ability to save, the ... -
A model for internet governance and implications for India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)The rising role of Internet in economic growth and social aspects has brought the significance of Internet Governance to the forefront. New paradigms of Internet Governance recognize the contribution and role of governments, ... -
Model of consumer evaluation of brand extensions
(2010-04-03)Current research has shown that consumers attitudes towards brand extensions is a function of brand affect, and similarity between parent and extension product categories. Research has also stressed on the importance of ... -
Model risk in pricing path-dependent derivatives: an illustration
(Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 2014)Model selection and model uncertainty go hand-in-hand. However, while there is uncertainty associated with the selection of any model, the context is paramount. This study is an illustration of issues surrounding model ... -
Modeling and design of container terminal operations
(IIM Ahmedabad, 2014-06)Design of container terminal operations is complex because multiple factors affect the operational performance. These factors include: topological constraints, a large number of design parameters and settings, and stochastic ... -
Modeling and Forecasting Volatility in Indian Capital Markets
(2009-09-02)Various volatility estimators and models have been proposed in the literature to measure volatility of asset returns. In this paper, we compare empirical performance of various unconditional volatility estimators and ... -
Modeling and Simulation of Condensation on Plastic Condenser Cooling under Night Sky
(2009-07-31)The Kutch region of north-west India is hot and semiarid, chronically short of drinking water. Dew forms frequently in the areas near the coast, over a span of eight-month (October- May) coinciding with the entire dry ... -
Modeling situational factors in variety seeking behaviour: an extension of the lightning bolt model
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2013)Variety seeking behavior and its corollary, purchase reinforcement have been looked at from diverse viewpoints in marketing literature. One specific viewpoint has involved looking at the effects of variety seeking behavior ... -
Modeling Travel Demand in a Metropolitan City Case Study of Bangalore, India
(2009-08-08)Increasing urbanization, population growth and rising incomes have led to rapid growth of travel demand in Indian cities. The paper provides a modeling approach for forecasting urban travel demand and assessing public ... -
Modelling a vegetable and fruit market to aid modernisation
(2010-07-27)We present in this paper, an operational study of CJ Patel Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market of Ahmedabad city using simulation. This market was built in the year 1996 in order to reduce congestion in another older ... -
Modelling and analysis of large systems: Some approaches
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1989-10-01)The concept and nature of large scale modeling have been presented. The necessity of having a good grasp of the system has been stressed. Some of the large scale modeling efforts have been presented.