Journal of Asia Business Studies: Volume 7 Issue 1

Economic reforms, determinants and stability of dividends in a dynamic setting

Manoj Subhash Kamat, Manasvi M. Kamat

This study aims to find whether the Indian private corporate sector follow stable cash dividend policies, whether dividends smoothen earnings, estimate the implicit target…

Does life insurance activity promote economic development in India: an empirical analysis

Amlan Ghosh

The role of financial institutions and financial intermediaries in fostering the economic growth by improving the efficiency of capital accumulation, encouraging savings and…

Trends and patterns of institutional credit flow for agriculture in India

R.R. Biradar

The aim of the study is to attempt to analyze the trends and patterns of institutional credit flow, deployed by the CBs, SCBs and RRBs, for production and investment purposes in…

RCF model of Indian Bank for micro credit

Rajaram Dasgupta, Manickaraj Malai

Indian Bank, a major commercial bank in South India, has launched Rural Credit Franchisee (RCF) model for lending money to small borrowers in villages. The study aims to study the…

State‐level borrowing costs under deregulation – an Indian experience

Shubhasis Dey, Sthanu R. Nair

This paper aims to examine the effect of deregulation of government securities market on the cost of market borrowing of 14 major states in India.

Behavior of participants in a defined contribution pension scheme

Alok Pande

This paper aims to ascertain the behavioral issues in the usage of GPF (a DC scheme) by government employees in India. Using a unique data set of employees working in a central…