This study investigates the effects of the 2008 global financial crisis on the performance of different microfinance ownership types. The analysis in this study relies on a novel methodological framework that provides ...

In India, we have paid more attention to the restructuring and winding up processes for companies. In contrast, the legal framework for insolvency in India is rooted in century old laws. In this paper, we motivate the need ...

A good insolvency and bankruptcy regime ensures the prompt and fair resolution of financial distress. This paper identifies the rationale for creating a cadre of insolvency professionals who can play an important role in ...

This paper examines statistical reliability of univariate filters for estimation of trend in leading indicators of cyclical changes. For this purpose, three measures are used: mean square error for quantitative accuracy, ...

India, a quasi-federal structure specifies the provisions of federal transfers to sub-national governments to cushion their inadequate expenditure capacity. Observing this provision of federal transfers and large disparities ...

This paper provides evidence on the effect of women directors on the performance of family firms with a case study of India. Existing literature on the subject has primarily focused on widely held firms, notably in the US. ...

In this paper we investigate the different nuances of India's capital account management through empirical analyses as well as descriptive discussions. In particular we study the evolution of the capital control regime in ...

In recent years the comply-or-explain approach for enforcing corporate governance norms has gained ground in regulatory parlance. The comply-or-explain approach has the advantage of tailoring governance norms to specific ...

As importance of Asian Stock Markets (ASM) has increased after the globalization, it is become significant to know how this network of ASM behaves on the onset of financial crises. For this study, the Global Financial ...

In the context of increasing contribution of developing countries in world trade, an important question is whether trade can be used as an instrument to stimulate higher participation of women in the labour market? Trade ...