For a simple queue with finite waiting space the difference equations satisfied by the Laplace transforms of the state probabilities at finite time are solved and the state probabilities have been obtained. The method economizes in algebra and the simple closed form of the state probabilities is...

Taxation of income of corporate entities constitutes an important source of revenue for most of the countries across the globe. However, associated with the task of tax collection are various incentives provided for development of specific industries, and other regional considerations. In this...

The study attempts to measure the income tax revenue efficiency of 17 major states of India for the period 1989-90 to 2001-02, using a stochastic frontier approach, such that the efficiency varies across both time and states. It is found that inefficiency effects are certainly playing a highly...

The phenomenon of tax evasion is a universal problem especially prevalent in transition economies. What is the compliance/evasion decision of the taxpayers in presence of corruptible inspector and revenue maximizing government? How does a corrupt regime affect the task of tax collection? What is...

The financial inclusion mission has gained tremendous relevance in an emerging economy like India. Financial exclusion seems to be more severe in rural and backward locations. In this respect, the current analysis is an attempt to explore the behavior of inclusion/ exclusion across varied...

A good set of forecasts of key macroeconomic indicators is useful for making informed policy decisions.  This analysis undertakes to perform joint forecasting of vital time series in large Bayesian VAR framework for an emerging economy such as India, where policy decisions are further...

Purpose – The objective of paper is to examine status of financial inclusion in India and study its determinants. Design/methodology/approach – Panel fixed effects and dynamic panel generalized methods of moments (GMM) methodologies have been applied to study determinants of financial...

The main objective of the study is to perform a comparative analysis of the Credit Deposit (CD) ratio of Scheduled Commercial Banks of the three major states of the western part of India, viz., Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra, and India as a whole as well as in consideration with a number of...