Financial Institutions in India use IRR as a criterion for project evaluation. However they do not include the capital subsidy under the backward area development scheme in the computation of IRR. This note brings out the fact that if the subsidy is included in the IRR computation it will be non...

In this paper we establish that a family of well-known normed compromise solutions for two-person claims problems respond appropriately to changes in the claims point. At the time of writing this paper, it was brought to my notice that Bossert (forthcoming) had independently obtained a similar...

How do people integrate information about motivation and ability of a person when they predict his performance? As the dynamic motivation factor acts as an amplifier of the static capacity factor, a multiplying rule can be expected to apply to prediction of performance. A multiplying rule...

This paper aims at examining the performance of Indian railways based on the criterion of total factor productivity. The paper makes an attempt to analyse the available data on output and factor inputs to estimate the rate at which the overall economic efficiency of Indian railways has changed...

Store loyalty is the most initial variable of interest to retailers. This paper reviews existing retail literature to identify the dimensions of store loyalty; with specific focus on its antecedents such as store image. The paper also discusses methodological issues in measuring store loyalty...

The approach paper to the Seventh Five Year Plan indicates a shift of the main focus from the pre-occupation with the construction of new irrigation projects in earlier plans to better management for optimum utilization of already created potential. This has implications for the nature of the...

The note contains impressions of visit to a rural area with a view to prepare a lecture on role of science and technology in rural development.

Systematic efforts to promote box solar cookers in Gujarat (India) began in 1979. Gujarat is characterised by high insolaiton, high ambient temperatures, clear sky and in most parts, sever shortage of fuel-wood. In short, a region with high potential for use of cooker. In addition it has good...

This paper reviews the developments in the Indian auto component industry in the context of new economic policies. It analyses the technical capabilities and export experiences of the industry. It presents the findings of field and mail surveys aimed understanding the nature of competition, key...

Money is not unique in India as it claimed by the monetarists in the context of the U.S.A. Because (i) Bi-directional relationship was found between nominal money and nominal income. (ii) The same type of relationship was found between money and real income.