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Three Days National Level Workshop on “Design and Development of Institutional Repository using Dspace". 05 - 07 February 2015
No full textProductivity spillovers from Foreign direct investment in the manufacturing sector of India
No full textFinancial sustainability of business correspondent model in Mirzapur District (Uttar Pradesh, India)
No full textInterstate analysis of the decomposition of total factor productivity growth in the organized manufacturing industries in India: A stochastic frontier approch
No full textIndia's Macro-Economic Policies: Past Experience and Challenges ahead - A talk by Dr. Shankar Acharya. A Lecture Series on Art and Science of Policy Making
No full textLitigation over compensation under land acquisition: Actors and outcomes
No full textMost instances of land acquisition in India end up before a court of law. Indeed, disputes and litigation over eminent domain compensation is an international phenomenon. The empirical literature on the subject shows that the compensation under eminent domain is regressive - Compensation for high-value [low-value] properties is much greater than [less than] their market value. Moreover, the regressive nature of compensation persists, regardless of whether the compensation is received by accepting the official offer or through the litigation process. In this paper, we model the litigation process under symmetric as well as asymmetric information set up. Our model helps us put structure on the incentives structure for the parties involved at every stage of the eminent domain. Using our model, we address the following questions: Why the litigation over compensation amount is rampant? Is the compensation structure by nature regressive? Are there some other forces also at work
Export standards and export losses: The need for harmonization of standards with special Reference to RTAS
No full textThis paper looks into the effects of quality related export standards imposed by importing country which is an inevitable feature of global trade today. The number of export standards and regulations adopted by different countries has risen significantly over the years. This may be attributed to rising awareness among people towards safer and hygienic products which should be environmentally sound also. But in spite of their necessity, imposing export standards is often looked upon as a means of restricting trade and classified under non-tariff barrier or NTB.As norms and standards usually apply to national and foreign production, they do not correspond to the classical form of protectionism which openly discriminates against imports. But the governments of importing countries have the ability to set standards based on domestic firms' product characteristics or technology capacity. This paper develops a simple model to show how export standards can lead to substantial increase in cost for exporters which leads to substantial loss in volume of trade and sometimes welfare and how the difference in standards in different export markets prevents the exporting firms to accrue the benefits of economies of scale. Differences in product standards and conformity assessment procedures across countries can greatly influence trade volumes and patterns. In this context regional integration can be beneficial and if required the existing Regional Trading Agreements (RTAS) like SAFTA, AFTA should be revisited, reviewed and amended to include stronger provisions for standard harmonization. For SAARC to emerge as a single market and to strengthen the trade position of the region with reference to the global supply chain South Asian Regional Standards Organization SARSO (established in 2011) and Conformity Assessment Board (CAB) should work for speedy harmonization of standards. Harmonization and mutual recognition of standard can be beneficial and can have a significant positive impact on trade within the region and with third countries .Harmonization of standards in RTAS can work as a stimulator for the intra as well as interregional trade
Impact of social network, reunion, health and adjustment on intention to return: A study of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in India
No full textMigration from one area to another in search of improved livelihood is a key feature of human history. Forced migration though has the elements of migration but its causes are different. India has been receiving refugees from its neighbouring countries including Sri Lanka. The recent figure shows that in 2009, India has hosted around 456,000 refugees and asylum seekers that include 96,000 Sri Lankan refugees who are mostly Tamils (USCRI, 2009). Like many other countries, multi-ethnic phenomena had led to the rise of ethnic conflict between Sinhalese and Tamil minority group. Disagreement between Sinhalese and Tamil ethnic communities flared up when drawing up Sri Lanka’s first post-independence constitution in 1948. Several instances later occurred that discriminated Tamils such as the language policy of Sri Lanka, 1956, banning of importing of Tamil media literature in 1970, change of country name, etc. In 1983, the ethnic conflict between Tamils and Sri Lankans in its serious discord led to civil and political unrest. After this the Tamil minority group started leaving their country seeking refuge in other countries. During 2007, there were about 97,708 refugees reside in Tamil Nadu of which 74,219 refugees reside in about 117 camps (Government of Tamil Nadu, 2007). The Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu are broadly categorised into following three divisions. The study was conducted among camp refugees. i) Camp Refugees – those who live in camps meant for refugees; ii) Non-Camp Refugees – those who have personal resources in Tamil Nadu and obtain special provision for accommodation to stay in Tamil Nadu; and iii) Special Camp Refugees – those who found to be a part of any militant outfits
