Inadequate supply of water for irrigation has been the severe problem for the most of the farmers in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. There are only very few districts where level of irrigation is reasonably sufficient. In most parts of the state, supply of water for crop cultivation has...

This study empirically determines the causal relation between the stock price and exchange rate in India. We used daily data since the use of monthly data may not be adequate to capture the effects of short term capital movements. Having established the stationarity condition of each series...

The study applies the dynamic conditional correlation (DCC) bivariate generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (GARCH) model of Engle (2002) in order to capture the contagion effects during global financial crisis. We used daily stock returns for the period January...

The study shows that female work participation rate has declined and season-wise irrigation facility is the main factor that determines the employment and wages of the agricultural women labor. In Andhra Pradesh, male participation is more in categories of cultivators and other workers but their...

In a country like India where the stock market is undergoing significant transformation with liberalization measures, and the analysis of the nature of integration with other developed and emerging markets would not only give an idea of the possible gains to be reaped out of portfolio...

Abstract The limited presence of futures exchanges in developing countries where commodity markets fall short of the ideal underscore the importance of understanding the relation between spot and futures markets. The paper examines the exceptional success of the soya oil contract at the National...

The recent rise in ethical consumerism has seen increasing numbers of corporate brands project a socially responsible and ethical image. But does having a corporate brand that is perceived to be ethical have any influence on outcome variables of interest for its product brands? This study...

This article presents the results of a study that investigated the roles that one’s money ethic, religiosity and attitude toward business play in determining consumer attitudes/beliefs in various situations regarding questionable consumer practices. Two dimensions of religiosity –...

As a result of the liberal investment policy regime followed by many developing countries, including India, the inflows of FDI in developing countries have drastically increased during the last couple of decades. In this context, the paper provides an understanding of the emerging trends and...

In the context of increasing competition among nations and sub-national entities to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), the present paper tries to analyze the emerging trends and patterns of FDI inflows into India in response to various policy measures announced by the Government of India...