Browsing Working Papers by Author "Deodhar, Satish Y."
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A 2020 vision of India’s farm market reforms
Deodhar, Satish Y. (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-01-02)Concern for farmers and market facilitation by the state is as old as Indian civilization. In the post-Independence era, this concern was addressed by provision of market-yards for the farmers through APMC Acts of the state ... -
Between Aastha and Zee: mystery of the missing market for a weather channel
Deodhar, Satish Y.; Deka, Chayasmita (2019-06-03)Until a few decades ago, Doordarshan was the only channel which would broadcast TV programmes in black-&-white and that too for a few hours. It was a pure public good then, offered free of cost by the government. Today, ... -
Degree of Instant Competition: Estimation of Market Power in India’s Instant Coffee Market
Deodhar, Satish Y.; Pandey, Vivek (2009-08-21)The new competition policy of the Government of India seeks to promote competition to protect consumer interests and increase market efficiency. In fact, the degree of price transmission between farmers and final consumers ... -
Does ghee sold by any brand smell as sweet? : quality attributes and hedonic price analysis of ghee
Deodhar, Satish Y.; Intodia, Vijay (2010-04-06)In the post-WTO scenario processed food industry is witnessing intra-industry trade, i.e., trade in similar products. It also means that there will be intense competition between foreign and Indian companies in the ... -
Dynamic demand analysis of India's domestic coffee market
Venkatram, R.; Deodhar, Satish Y. (2010-03-28)Coffee, although an important commodity in India's agricultural exports, has faced fluctuating international prices and decreasing unit value realisation, especially in the post-reform period. Hence, domestic market for ... -
From well-heeled to tip-toed, shoe-shine to shoe-lace: valuing product differentiation in men’s formal footwear
Kumar, Vishal; Deodhar, Satish Y. (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2014)Gone are the days when the only branded footwear Indians knew was Bata. After years of economic liberalization, one finds many firms; local, national, and international jostling for consumer attention by producing various ... -
GATS and educational services: Issues for India's response in WTO negotiations
Deodhar, Satish Y. (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2001-10-01)Under the auspices of WTO, negotiations on liberalization of trade in services are expected to begin soon. One agenda at the negotiating table will be trade in educational services. Trade in educational services is too ... -
Gold is old: noble metal in Indian economy through ages
Deodhar, Satish Y. (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-11-01)For millennia, gold is considered auspicious in India and consumers have a fascination for possessing gold, gold jewellery, and gold coins. In this paper I document the sacredness associated with gold, the ancient Indian ... -
Grapevine or Informed Selection: significance of quality attributes in India’s emerging wine market
Deodhar, Satish Y.; Singh, Swati; Tank, Nikita (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018-03-30)Indian wine market is in a nascent state as compared to its counterparts in Europe, America and Asia. However, with rapid growth in GDP and consequent changes in lifestyle, the absolute size of the market is growing rapidly. ... -
HACCP: a quest for quality as a competitive strategy for agribusiness
Deodhar, Satish Y. (2010-03-28)While consumption of food gives material pleasure and a healthy life, contaminated food can be dangerous to health. Therefore, quality of food is very important. Even from the producers’ point of view, selling high quality ... -
In a freer WTO trade regime, food industry must focus on quality management
Deodhar, Satish Y. (2010-04-06)In the new WTO led freer trade environment, Indian food industry can compete globally only if it is price and quality competitive. While many have addressed price competitiveness, sensitising food industry on the importance ... -
Indian antecedents to modern economic thought
Deodhar, Satish Y. (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2018-01-15)The history of economic thought begins with salutations to Greek writings of Aristotle and Plato. While the fourth century BCE Greek writings may have been the fount of modern economic thought that emerged in Europe starting ... -
India’s Mandatory CSR, Process of Compliance and Channels of Spending
Deodhar, Satish Y. (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)Corporate charity is not new to India. This voluntary action of the companies, however, is now blended with a mandatory requirement. The paper lays out the provisions of the CSR norms as per the new Companies Act 2013, the ... -
Indo-US Trade in Wheat and Mango: A Game-Theoretic Approach to SPS Standards
Rastogi, Siddhartha K.; Deodhar, Satish Y. (2009-07-30)The gradual elimination of quotas and tariffs from international agricultural trade has given way to non-tariff barriers such as the SPS measures. SPS standards are mostly based solely on agro-biological scientific evidence. ... -
Make in India: re-chanting the mantra with a difference
Deodhar, Satish Y. (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2015)Make in India is an old mantra. It was very much there during India‟s colonial period and the post-independence decades till 1991, and now it has been pronounced from the ramparts of Red Fort. The paper attempts to trace ... -
Mid Day Meal Scheme: Understanding Critical Issues with Reference to Ahmedabad City
Deodhar, Satish Y.; Mahandiratta, Sweta; Ramani, K. V.; Mavalankar, Dileep; Ghosh, Sandip; Braganza, Vincent S. J. (2009-08-13) -
Player Pricing and Valuation of Cricketing Attributes: Exploring the IPL Twenty-Twenty Vision
Rastogi, Siddhartha K.; Deodhar, Satish Y. (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2009)In April 2008, BCCI initiated Indian Premier League, a cricket tournament of Twenty-Twenty overs to be played among eight domestic teams. Team owners bid for the services of cricketers for a total of US$ 42 million. Not ... -
Shukranitisara: a political economy text at the cusp of Indian kingdoms and colonial rule (Revised as on 15/03/3021)
Deodhar, Satish Y. (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020-08-02)Shukracharya’s treatise on political economy has been referred to in many ancient Indian texts such as Arthashastra, Buddhacharitam and Mahabharata. However, that treatise has been lost. A text titled Shukranitisara was ... -
Trade cost, trade policy and trade volume: a study of Indian apple market
Deodhar, Satish Y. (2010-04-03)Trade Cost form a significant part of moving goods from producer to consumer. These cost are particularly high in developing countries. As a representative country, we look at Indiazs apple trade. Although tariff on apple ... -
What's keeping the apples way? addressing the market integration issue
Deodhar, Satish Y. (2010-04-03)Apples have been grown in India for a century. At present apple production exceeds 1.4 million tonnes a year. Still, there are wide variations in the apple prices across the country. We test the price data for market ...