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analysis (DEA) to assess the bias-corrected efficiency scores. To identify the performance determinants, we use bootstrap …The study examines the efficiency differences across the ownership structure of Indian microfinance institutions (MFIs … and statistically significant impact on the efficiency level. Although the coefficient of PAR30 (Portfolio at risk, 30 …
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Many prior studies on Indian banking efficiency have typically regressed non-parametric estimates of production … efficiency on environmental variables in a two-stage process. However, Simar and Wilson (2007) have demonstrated that the studies … efficiency. Using the data envelopment analysis bootstrap procedure suggested by these authors, for the first time, we analyse …
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One of the significant developments in the investing community is the rise of socially responsible or ethical investments during last two decades. Because of the increasing size and importance of ethical mutual funds, this paper seeks to evaluate and compare the performance of ethical mutual...
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Mutual fund plays a crucial role in the Indian economy. Mutual funds are considered to be the vehicle for mobilization and channelization of savings from individual investors to towards the various capital market instruments. Evaluation of the performance of mutual funds particularly is of a...
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This study examines the dynamic interaction among institutional investment (FII and Mutual Funds) and the stock market returns for India in a three factor vector autoregression (VAR) framework. The data set used in this study are in daily frequency spanning from 1st Jan 2002 to 31st July 2012...
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This article critically analyses the development of health insurance in India where on the one hand, 61% of India's population is covered by government health insurance schemes; however, in the premium term, their contribution is only 11%. Further, public sector general insurance companies are...
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The Financial Sector Reforms Commission (FSLRC) which was set up in 2011 by the Ministry of Finance was mandated to study existing legislation and financial sector regulatory practices in India and to propose improvements. The FSLRC submitted its report in 2013 and four of its members recorded...
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This study examines whether microfinance is an effective poverty-reduction intervention tool and the link between access to microfinance and poverty reduction in northern Ethiopia. The study tests the hypothesis that access to/ or participation in microfinance eradicates poverty reduction and...
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Offshore markets in a non-convertible currency, usually referred to as non-deliverable forward (NDF) markets, enable trading of the non-convertible currency outside the influence of the domestic authorities. These contracts are settled in a convertible currency, usually US Dollars, as the...
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Manufacturing sector accounts for only 16% of gross domestic product (GDP) in India, while in China it is around one third of its GDP. Also the share of Indian manufacturing in the worldwide markets is dismal at 1.4%, while China it is now 13% from just 2.9% in 1990s. India also aspires to have...
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