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On Inequality of Opportunity : The Case of India
(2019)
The thesis consists of three empirical chapters on the extent of inequality of opportunity in India using data from the National Sample Survey. Inequality of opportunity is
conceptualized as the unequal distribution in ...
Behavioral studies on individual and group decisions in supply chain planning
(2019)
In this dissertation, I study the sales and operations planning (S&OP), a cross-functional integration process in supply chain planning whose goal is to align a firm’s demand plan. In Chapters 2 and 3, I analyze group or ...
Three essays on empirical asset pricing
(2019)
This doctoral thesis includes three essays investigating several topics in empirical asset pricing. Essay 1 examines statistical and economic evidence of out-of-sample Treasury bond return predictability for a real-time ...
Three essays on empirical corporate finance
(2019)
A common thread of the three chapters addresses the abovementioned trends and focuses on the internationalization decisions of both firms and PEs. I try to explore how technology transfer motivations, cultural distance, ...
Essays on mutual funds
(2019)
I study the causes and consequences of the decision of active US equity mutual funds to close to new investors. I start by analyzing results of the prior literature, which has focused on performance before and after closure ...
Three essays on transition to alternative fuel vehicles through distributive justice
(2019)
In this thesis, we have investigated the transition from internal combustion engines (ICE) to alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) while considering the social dimension via the concept of DJ. This enabled us to highlight the ...
Three essays on adaptive learning models : applications and inferences
(2019)
In the following three essays, I explore the persistence and volatility induced under adaptive
learning. Chapter One derives a simple and versatile model about permanent/transitory
decompositions based on agents’ beliefs ...
The informativeness and opportunistic use of insider trading : evidence from audit opinions, earnings management and goodwill impairment
(2019)
This dissertation aims to understand how insiders in Asian markets (i.e., China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea) trade in response to various financial information that are either released by their firms ...