Explicit expressions for the Laplace transform of the reliability and availability of a general two-unit parallel redundant system are obtained. The Mean time to system failure and steady state availability are deduced as special cases. Some particular cases of our result are also obtained.

Male-female wage differential in the Indian economy can be explained satisfactorily by the model of wage discriminating monopsony provided that the wage elasticities of supply of male and female labor are significantly different. In the present paper individual labor supply functions are derived...

In this paper we have investigated two related issues: (a) representability of a choice function: (b) characterization of a representable choice functions, namely the utilitarian choice function. Probably the most well-known representable choice function is the one due to Nash (1950), which is...

In this paper a model for the aggregation of ballot profiles is considered. In this framework three new results are obtained: the characterization of oligarchic aggregators, the characterization of the plurality aggregator and the non-existence of a vote aggregator which is anonymous and yet...

We analyze in this paper the distribution of a fixed amount of perfectly devisable private goods among a fixed number of agents and with a certain portion of the private goods allocated for the creation of public goods. Each agent’s preferences exhibit a type of consumption externality made...

This paper examines the nexus between new technology for an open access land resource and an institutional set-up for establishing and manging tree plantations as a common pool resource. For the Vankars, a scheduled caste of a coastal saline region of Gujarat, this meant a struggle at several...

This paper examines the current status of deregulation at the state level by studying the initial approvals required by a new industrial unit from 10 state government authorities in Goa, gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharshtra. An analysis of the approval process shows that there are many...

Having been a product of Agricultural University, I understand and empathize with the leaders of the universities about the problems they face. However, let us accept that the standards that were set decades ago can indeed be surpassed if only we would challenge the students to bring out the...

Benefits and costs associated with family planning programs of underdeveloped countries in general, and of India in particular, have been a subject of intensive investigations. These studies have been primarily used as a means for the justification of family planning programs. In this paper, we...