Reference No: F&A0539Pages: 11Published on: 27, December, 2017
Abstract: The case is about a decision problem facing James on whether or not to invest in a structured product called the “CMS Steepener” issued by a large US investment bank. The payoff from the product is linked to two constant maturity swap (CMS) rates, and the investor profits if the ... More
Reference No: CMA0819Pages: 10Published on: 31, March, 2017
Abstract: During 2016, Vishant Patel, the founder of Patidar Exports Private Limited (PEPL), an export firm for cotton and other products in Ahmedabad, was planning to export raw cotton to more countries, though he had already exported cotton to countries like China, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Vietnam. He found that Indonesia, Turkey and ... More
Reference No: CMA0817TECPages: 11Published on: 7, March, 2017
Abstract: The note provides an overview of international trade theories and the rationale for and against free trade by discussing the infant industry arguments, comparative advantage, increasing return to scale, and the strategic interventions. ... More
Reference No: CMA0816TECPages: 5Published on: 7, March, 2017
Abstract: The note discusses the non-competitive pricing behaviour of exporting firms boned on the theory developed by Krugman (1987) known as pricing to market behaviour. The note discusses how do we understand whether firm is able to price discriminate boned or how a firm changes export prices with respect to changes in ... More
Reference No: ECO0362Pages: 1Published on: 26, December, 2016
Abstract: The case illustrates application of the concepts of demand elasticities of an agricultural product with high protein contents - pulses. It considers the current situation where good monsoon has raised hopes for the bumper crop of pulses in India. Form a deficit of about 20% met by imports the county now ... More
Reference No: ECO0361Pages: 3Published on: 26, December, 2016
Abstract: The case considers alternative specifications of demand for food in India. Based on theoretical understanding and conceptual clairty, the most appropriate demand function for food in Inida needs to be identified and its coefficients to be interpreted for further analytical use. ... More
Reference No: ECO0356Pages: 35Published on: 3, March, 2016
Abstract: The case describes how Togo was devastated by a combination of poor public policy and risk-averse foreign investors. The case provides a setting for the study of both Country Risk and Political Risk from the perspective of multilateral aid development financing agencies, foreign investors and citizens in a developing country ... More
Reference No: ECO0359TECPages: 7Published on: 18, January, 2016
Abstract: In this brief note, some of the frequently used concepts in the discussion of the commercial policy are explained. The purpose is to provide a ready reference to such concepts and their broad implications. We begin with the concepts of Nominal and Real Effective Exchange Rates (NEER and REER) used ... More
Reference No: ECO0360TECPages: 5Published on: 18, January, 2016
Abstract: The purpose of this note is to present briefly the core elements in the framework for the economic policy reforms in any economy. It outlines the fundamental relationships among the critical macroeconomic aggregates in a country. Most of these interrelationships are definitional and hardly involve any substantial theory inputs with ... More
Reference No: PSG0122TECPages: 21Published on: 18, January, 2016
Abstract: The note discusses major concepts involved in the Input-Output technique and explains their use in economic planning. It also discusses the forward and backward linkage coefficinets and income multiplier estimation for the I-O table. Finally, it introduces the concepts of the Absorption and Make Matrices used in Indian Planning.
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Reference No: ECO0355TECPages: 25Published on: 6, July, 2015
Abstract: This note lays out the necessary workings for solving a baseline New-Keyneisan Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium model with monopolistic competition and nominal rigidities (via the Calvo staggered-price setting model).
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