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: 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: CMHS0038TECPages: 17Published on: 1, April, 2016
Abstract: Medical errors do happen in health care service delivery, like errors in any service industry or manufacturing industry. But, how serious are medical errors?. The seminal article "To Err is Human, Building a Safer Health System" (IOM, 1999) reported that preventable medical errors accounted for the death at least 44,000 people, and ... More
Reference No: F&A0530TECPages: 14Published on: 30, March, 2016
Abstract: Crowfunding is a relatively new way of raising capital for early stage entrepreneurial ventures. It involves raising funds from a large number of individuals in small denominations. The note discusses various aspects of the different forms of crowfunding. It describes the mechanics involved in the most popular form of crowfunding ... More
Reference No: MAR0478TECPages: 13Published on: 17, March, 2016
Abstract: Ticket pricing is an important source of revenue for sports events. This note explains the ticket pricing practices that are followed for sports events. It discusses, pricing objectives, the determinants of prices and various pricing strategies in this field. This note will be useful to PGP participants for pricing and ... More
Reference No: MAR0472TECPages: 14Published on: 3, March, 2016
Abstract: The purpose of the note is to provide structure to the notion of net neutrality in the context of its link to competition and customer access in two sided markets. Withing that context, the note explores issues about pricing of data and makes some comparisons between a developed economy like ... More
Reference No: CISG0130TECPages: 12Published on: 3, March, 2016
Abstract: NoSQL refers to a new class of database systems used in big data environments. These database systems aim to address some of the limitations of traditional database management systems. This technical note describes the key challenges in traditional database systems and introduces the concept of NoSQL databases. The design for ... More
Reference No: F&A0531TECPages: 21Published on: 5, February, 2016
Abstract: This note describes the intuition and the mathematics behind the Vanna-Volga method for pricing derivatives in the foreign-exchange markets. After building the intuition through the lens of risk neutral density and movement in volatility smile, the note explains the mathematics of the necessary adjustment to the Black-Scholes valuation formula in ... More
Reference No: CMHS0035TECPages: 20Published on: 20, January, 2016
Abstract: In this note, we describe the managerial challenges undertaken by the Government of India for successfully eradicating the dreaded infectious disease polio. The success for polio eradication can be attributed to the detailed steps for (i) policy development, (ii) strategic planning, (iii) operational planning, and (iv) implementation/surveillance. The last ... 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: 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: 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: ECO0358TECPages: 5Published on: 17, November, 2015
Abstract: The technical note defines the concept of the shutdown point discussed in the textbooks on microeconomics and considers two exceptions to the general proposition. Both the exceptions apply to the case of an airline business when the decision to discontinue a loss making route that does not meet even the ... More
Reference No: ECO0357TECPages: 9Published on: 23, September, 2015
Abstract: The present note discusses measurement issues involved in comparison of national income aggregates. It considers issues such as demarcation of productive activities, valuation of non marketed outputs, identification of intermediate and final products, index number problems, market exchange rates versus purchasing power parity based estimation, black economy,and green GDP. ... More
