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Essays In Indian Corporate Finance., K. V. S. Vinay Dr. Apr 2002

Essays In Indian Corporate Finance., K. V. S. Vinay Dr.

Doctoral Theses

This thesis comprises of three essays in corporate finance focusing on the Indian economy. The first essay contains a theoretical model while the second and the third essays are empirical exercises. In the subsequent paragraphs of this section, we examine the broader issues to which the contents of the thesis contribute.The past few years have seen rising interest in studies of financial insti- tutions and corporate financial policies in countries other than the United States. One of the reasons for such a shift in attention is the diversity in the size and structure of financial arrangements all over the world. …


Essays On Cooperative Behaviour And Collective Action., Anindya Bhattacharya Dr. Jan 2002

Essays On Cooperative Behaviour And Collective Action., Anindya Bhattacharya Dr.

Doctoral Theses

This dissertation explores some issues concerning the behaviour of coalitions of individuals in a game theoretic set-up and also studies one aspect of a society facing collective action of the masses. The common feature of the issues explored in the dissertation is that it investigates the properties of stable social states. Chapter 2 introduces a notion of a social state that is unlikely to be displaced by any coalition of agents endowed with a certain notion of rationality and a certain degree of farsightedness and explores the properties of such states. Chapter 3 is also concerned with coalitionally stable social …