Author: Sumit Shrivastav Title: Profitability of Behavior Based Price Discrimination Abstract: In this paper, we analyze the profitability of price discrimination based on recognition of consumers’ brand preferences, in a duopoly model with switching costs. We show that, in contrast to existing studies, price discrimination results into higher profits than […]
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Pricing Reforms in Natural Gas Sector of India: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis
Author: Nitin Harak and A. Ganesh-Kumar Title: Pricing Reforms in Natural Gas Sector of India: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis Abstract: Natural gas as a source of clean fuel is important in many economies. With the increase of trade in gas led by LNG trade, market integration as occurred in […]
Price Discrimination with Imperfect Consumer Recognition
Author: Sumit Shrivastav Title: Price Discrimination with Imperfect Consumer Recognition Abstract: In this paper, we analyze the competitive and welfare effects of imperfect consumer recognition, in a duopoly model with switching costs. We demonstrate that the impact of consumer recognition on firms’ pricing strategies, industry profits, and welfare crucially depends […]
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Using the snowball effect in Indian post Covid-19 paths to fiscal consolidation
Author: Ashima Goyal Title: Using the snowball effect in Indian post Covid-19 paths to fiscal consolidation Abstract: In order to analyze how the excess of growth over the real interest rate can best contribute to Indian post Covid19 debt adjustment paths, we draw on historical experience, past adjustment episodes and […]
Poverty Reduction in Rural India during 2004-05 to 2011-12: Role of Growth, Redistribution,and Population Shifts
Author: Karthikeya Naraparaju, S Chandrasekhar Title: Poverty Reduction in Rural India during 2004-05 to 2011-12: Role of Growth, Redistribution,and Population Shifts Abstract: We assess the relative importance of factors contributing to poverty reduction in rural India, between 2004-05 and 2011-12, a period when India was one of the fastest growing […]
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Qualitative and Quantitative Central Bank Communications and Professional Forecasts: Evidence from India
Author: Ashima Goyal and Prashant Parab Title: Qualitative and Quantitative Central Bank Communications and Professional Forecasts: Evidence from India Abstract: We analyze the influence of qualitative and quantitative communications of the Reserve Bank of India on inflation expectations of professional forecasters, and draw out implications for the impact of policy variables on expectations. […]
