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Essays On Behavioral Industrial Organization And Welfare., Priyanka Kothari Dr.
Essays On Behavioral Industrial Organization And Welfare., Priyanka Kothari Dr.
Doctoral Theses
Many traits of economic agents are well studied and understood by psychologists that are yet to be captured by economic theory. This thesis, in the field of behavioral economics, is yet another attempt at unifying the different approaches of the two well-established disciplines - we ask what does economics predict of the behavior of economic agents ... once the psychology behind their decisions is accounted for. In a nutshell, this thesis is about the implications of choice-making among available alternatives.We begin with the idea that an economic agent only derives satisfaction from what he consumes without worrying at all (let …
Price Vs Quantity: Essays On Strategic Choice In Differentiated Oligopoly., Arindam Paul Dr.
Price Vs Quantity: Essays On Strategic Choice In Differentiated Oligopoly., Arindam Paul Dr.
Doctoral Theses
Industrial economists are often interested in comparing different market structures which are primarily based on their market outcomes and then try to determine the best market structure considering either the society’s welfare or the firm’s profit and sometimes considering both. In this context, the "Cournot-Bertrand comparison" is one such important comparison that has often been analyzed in the literature of industrial economics. The main structural difference between Cournot competition and Bertrand competition arises due to the strategic variable through which firms interact with each other in the market. To be more specific, in case of Cournot competition, firms compete with …
Essays On Regulation Of Platformmarkets., Gaurav Jakhu Dr.
Essays On Regulation Of Platformmarkets., Gaurav Jakhu Dr.
Doctoral Theses
The digital transformation and rise of online platforms have improved consumer welfare and business opportunities through better consumer choice and increased efficiency in trade. In this light, the authorities must weigh the concerns regarding the concentration of market power in the hands of a few large firms against the substantial benefits that they offer. In particular, user data is seen as a competitive resource in digital markets. In addition to better matches and information learning, activities of online firms in data collection and exploitation have raised concerns about erosion in user privacy and abuse of market power in digital markets. …
Essays On The Dynamics Of Credit Contracts., Dyotona Dasgupta Dr.
Essays On The Dynamics Of Credit Contracts., Dyotona Dasgupta Dr.
Doctoral Theses
No abstract provided.
Agriculture Trade And Protectionism., Debasmita Basu Dr.
Agriculture Trade And Protectionism., Debasmita Basu Dr.
Doctoral Theses
Ever since the inception of the World Trade Organization free trade in agricultural goods has been difficult to implement. The developed countries, who are otherwise active proponents of free trade, seem reluctant to remove the subsidies from the agricultural sector, making way for unfair competition against the poor developing nations. The Common Agricultural Program (CAP) spending of around ¿58 bn each year in the European countries as agricultural subsidy has always been subject to controversy.The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has also devised a variety of programs to supplement the farmers’ income, support commodity market price and manage supply. The …
Selected Aspects Of Performance Of Indian Industries: An Empirical Investigation., Anup Kumar Bhandari Dr.
Selected Aspects Of Performance Of Indian Industries: An Empirical Investigation., Anup Kumar Bhandari Dr.
Doctoral Theses
At the time of India’s independence the need of the hour was to develop the economy at a fast pace so as to achieve a reasonable standard of living for the masses within a short period of time. India’s first Industrial Policy Resolution was adopted in 1948 which put emphasis on the expansion of production of both agricultural and industrial goods to satisfy the basic needs of the masses, a large proportion of whom lived well below a subsistence level of living. Hence, emphasis was given on agricultural expansion in the First Five Year Plan and on building up the …
Human Capital And Economic Growth: Theory And Policy., Bidisha Chakraborty Dr.
Human Capital And Economic Growth: Theory And Policy., Bidisha Chakraborty Dr.
Doctoral Theses
Growth theory is one of the most important branches of macroeconomics. Growth theory helps us to understand the intertemporal behaviour of a dynamic economy and to understand the properties of the long-run rate of economic growth. It identifies the factors causing the deviation of the actual rate of growth from the socially efficient rate of growth and analyses the effectiveness of various policies in removing this gap. It analyses the condition of stability of the long-run equilibrium and also attempts to establish links between the long run equilibrium and the persistence of underdevelopment.With the emergence of the ‘new’ growth theory, …
Aspects Of Financial Dualism In Less Developed Country., Rajalaxmi Mallik Dr.
Aspects Of Financial Dualism In Less Developed Country., Rajalaxmi Mallik Dr.
Doctoral Theses
One significant aspect of the economic dualism that characterises less developed countries (LDCS) is financial dualism. This is manifested through the co-existence of formal-lenders (FLs) and informal-lenders (ILs), in the credit markets of LDCS, which stands in stark contrast to the integrated, organised and efficiently functioning credit markets of the developed countries. FLs refer to the large institutional lenders, like commercial banks and other government owned banks that are subject to various central bank regulations. The ILs on the other hand are a heterogeneous lot and consist of non-institutional lenders like indigenous bankers, moneylenders, traders, landlords etc., who are outside …
Essays In Financial Intermediation., Bappaditya Mukhopadhyay Dr.
Essays In Financial Intermediation., Bappaditya Mukhopadhyay Dr.
Doctoral Theses
No abstract provided.
Environmental Regulation In The Presence Of Environmentally Conscious Consumers., Sangeeta Bansal Dr.
Environmental Regulation In The Presence Of Environmentally Conscious Consumers., Sangeeta Bansal Dr.
Doctoral Theses
The Problem and Literature Review There is a growing concern for the environmental degradation caused by various economic activities. Clean environment, once regarded as a free good, has now become a scarce resource due to cumulative accumulation of pollution over the years. Being a public good, it may not be possible to assign clear property rights to environment. Hence, even though it has become a scarce resource, economic agents continue to regard it as a free good and tend to ignore the harmful effects of their activities on the environment. This causes a distortion between the market and socially optimal …
On Some Self-Organizing Models And Their Applications., Amitava Dutta Dr.
On Some Self-Organizing Models And Their Applications., Amitava Dutta Dr.
Doctoral Theses
Abstract: Self-organizing neural network models constitute the main theme of this thesis. Some well-known self-organizing models are surveyed and their properties are discussed. The application areas on which the thesis focuses are briefly described.This thesis deals with Artificial Neural Network models, in particular, Self- organizing (unsupervisnd) models. We develop here a few self-organizing neural net- work models to solve certain problems which are well studied in the areas of Image Processing and Computationel Geometry and have wide applications in shape eztrac- tion and optimization.1.1 Artificial neural networkThe study of Biological Neural Networks originally comes under biological sciences. They deal with …
International Joint Ventures And Technology Transfer In Developing Economies., Arijit Mukherjee Dr.
International Joint Ventures And Technology Transfer In Developing Economies., Arijit Mukherjee Dr.
Doctoral Theses
Economic development is a continuous process of improvement and upgradation of the existing technological knowledge and their applications. This can be done in more than one way. Countries can acquire superior knowledge through a risky process of self-financed indigenous innovation. This may, however, been proved to be an expensive and time consuming process. Direct and indirect import of technologies are other ways of getting advanced knowledge. Technological change that has been taking place in most of the developing countries is partly the result of import of technologies from the industrially advanced economies. Multinational companies (MNCS) may potentially act as agents …
Model And Design-Based Analysis Of Complex Surveys., Joydip Mitra Dr.
Model And Design-Based Analysis Of Complex Surveys., Joydip Mitra Dr.
Doctoral Theses
We consider estimating the total Y of a variable y defined on a survey population. The survey is complex only in the sense that we admit sample selection with arbitrary probabilities. Our 'analysis' consists in examining efficacies of conf Idence intervals for the For this we need point estimators and or mean square error (MSE) variance { estimators, respectively say, total. the corresponding e and v. The distribution, resulting from repeated sampling, of the pivotal quantity d = (e-Y)/V 1s supposed to approximate that of standard normal deviate t or of Students t with (n-1) degrees of freedom, assuming large …
Three Aspects Of Industrial Dualism In A Developing Economy., Malbika Roy Dr.
Three Aspects Of Industrial Dualism In A Developing Economy., Malbika Roy Dr.
Doctoral Theses
The concept of duali sm which has remained central to the study of the by of economic development, was first developed process Lewis(1954) and then further extended by Fel and Ranis(1966). Lewis concelved of a developing economy as one typically consisting of two sectors: a modern sector identified with industry, and a traditional sector identified with agriculture. Resources flow from the traditional to the modern sector whlle the process of development continues. As a consequence, the modern sector grows and the traditional sector shrinks. Some of the other development economists used other facets of dualism. Harris-Todaro(1970) explained the process of …
Walrasian Theory Without On Auctioneer: A Study Of Monetary Exchange Through Trading Posts And A Diagrammatic View Of Disequilibria., Meenakshi Rajeev Dr.
Walrasian Theory Without On Auctioneer: A Study Of Monetary Exchange Through Trading Posts And A Diagrammatic View Of Disequilibria., Meenakshi Rajeev Dr.
Doctoral Theses
The theory of Walrasian equilibrium yields a set of prices at which the aggregate competitive demand for each commodity equals its aggregate competitive supply. Two important issues arise in this context. The first is concerned with discovering laws which guide the behaviour of the many economic variables, especially prices, when the analyst m is out of equilibrium. Walras (1900) tackled this problem by providing an algorithm (or the stÃ¥tenement scheme") which can be viewed as an auctioneer quoting different peices for the various goods an. adjusting them according t the sigus of the resulting aggregate excess demands. This is the …
Joint Venture And Bargaining., Prabal Ray Chaudhuri Dr.
Joint Venture And Bargaining., Prabal Ray Chaudhuri Dr.
Doctoral Theses
My dissertation deals with some problems in theoretical economics. The five essays in this thesis can be classified under the broad categories of industrial organization and game theory.Part I of the thesis comprises three chapters. These deal with some issues in the area of joint ventures and technology transfer. Chapter 2 investigates the relationship between technological dissimilarity and joint venture success. The third chapter explores some policy issues related to joint product development. Chapter 4 examines the relative efficacy of centralized and decentralized bargaining schemes in technology transfer.In part II I examine some issues in bargaining theory. The fifth chapter …
Economics Of Recardo: A Re-Warking., Periaswamy Gajapathi Dr.
Economics Of Recardo: A Re-Warking., Periaswamy Gajapathi Dr.
Doctoral Theses
No abstract provided.
On The Choice Of Shadow Prices For Project Evaluation., Jean Dreze Dr.
On The Choice Of Shadow Prices For Project Evaluation., Jean Dreze Dr.
Doctoral Theses
Manohar athanna is one of the remotest parts of Jhalawar District (Rajasthan, India). In the month of June it offers a striking contrast of scenic beauty and economic destitution. Agricultural activity is at a virtual standstill. The soil is very arid, irrigation practically non-existent, and by then the villagers (many of them tribals) have resolved to wait upon the good will of the rain gods.. Hence they have very little to do, or at least so they believe. Some gather wood to sell it in Manohar, walking miles under the scorching sun for a meagre reward, and adding slowly but …
Contribution To Theories Of Repetitive Sampling Strategies., Raghunath Arnab Dr.
Contribution To Theories Of Repetitive Sampling Strategies., Raghunath Arnab Dr.
Doctoral Theses
A common practical problem to whlch a survey - sampler has frequently to address himself 1s one of sampling a given finite population on successive occasions. One of the relevant issues requiring one's attention then 1s to adopt a suitable sampling strategy to estimate the population total of a variate of interest an the current occasion in an optimal manner. Here one has of necessity to take care to utilize the accumalated data on that variate procured in course of the survey along with other auxdliary information on one or more additional variables that may also incidentally be available, Several …