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Urban land use and the heat island effect
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)
Higher urban temperatures, driven by the urban heat island (UHI) effect, have several negative health and economic implications such as heat stroke and higher air conditioning usage. The UHI is linked to urban land use. ...
Essays on financial intermediation
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)
We present three essays on financial intermediation in this dissertation. The first essay examines the credit risk choices of the public sector banks (PSBs) in India with novel data that identifies borrowers with their ...
Aligning decarbonization of energy systems and sustainable development in India: synergies and tradeoffs
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)
Although a rapidly growing economy, India faces many challenges on energy access and clean energy echoing some of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Moreover, post-2020 climate actions outlined in ...
Essays on inflation expectations
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)
“Expectations about macroeconomic variables play an important role in economic theory and policy-making. Household inflation expectations are key to understanding household consumption and investment decisions, and hence ...
Stochastic modeling and analysis of automated Intra-logistics systems
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)
Logistics companies are adopting automated technologies for material handling operations in intralogistics facilities, such as sea container terminals and distribution warehouses, to improve operational efficiency and meet ...
Three essays on interest rate modeling
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)
This dissertation presents three essays that explore and propose methodological modifications to adapt yield curve modeling to the context of emerging markets using data from Indian bond markets. While no arbitrage affine ...
Coordination in sharing economy: a study of ride-hailing platforms
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)
Recent years have witnessed an emergence of sharing economy, defined as an economic system in which assets or services are shared between private individuals. Ride-hailing has emerged as a key area of sharing based business ...
Impact of order of presentation and prominent presentation of brand and attribute on consumers’ willingness to pay
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)
How does differential presentation of the components of a product – brand and attribute(s) – impact consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for the product? In this thesis, we attempt to answer this question through two essays. ...
Multitype branching process: extensions, inferences and applications
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020)
The idea of a simple branching process is that a parent produces offsprings. They then further take the role of parents and produce o
springs, and the processes continue either until infinity or until extinction. We relax ...
Essays on consumers’ responses to retail promotions
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-09-24)
How do consumers respond to innovative forms of promotional strategies employed by
retailers? This thesis attempts to answer this question across two essays, using experiments as
a primary method of inquiry. In Essay 1, ...