Browsing Working Papers by Author "Chakravarty, Sujoy"

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    • Are you risk averse over other people's money? 

      Chakravarty, Sujoy; Harrison, Glenn W.; Haruvy, Ernan; Rutstrom, E. Elisabet (2010-04-03)
      We examine the question in the simplest possible setting using controlled laboratory experiments. We find a remarkable results: when an individual makes a decision for an anonymous stranger, he tends to exhibit less risk ...

    • Determinants of Cellular Competition in Asia 

      Chakravarty, Sujoy (2009-09-02)
      Using data from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Database I explore the market for the provision of cellular services in Asia. This study looks at the diffusion of mobile technologies and mobile tariffs ...

    • Food insecurity in India: causes and dimensions 

      Chakravarty, Sujoy; Dand, Sejal A. (2010-07-26)
      In this study we explore causes of the widespread food insecurity that prevails in India. It has been observed that even though the proportion of the malnourished fell by about 1 percent (FAO, 2002) through the nineties ...

    • Incentives for developer's contributions and product performance metrics in open source development: an empirical exploration 

      Haruvy, Ernan; Wu, Fang; Chakravarty, Sujoy (2010-07-26)
      In open source software development, users rather than paid developers engage in innovation and development without the direct involvement of manufacturers. This paradigm cannot be explained by the two traditional models ...

    • Risk, Ambiguity – Gains, Losses 

      Chakravarty, Sujoy (2009-07-25)
      We use a multiple price list (MPL) method to elicit attitudes to risky and ambiguous prospects. In particular we wish to investigate if there are differences in agent behaviour under uncertainty over gain amounts vis a vis ...