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The Role of Behavioral Finance in Shaping Retail Investment Decisions
Introduction In the world of finance and investment, it does not matter at all how strongly one can crunch numbers or monitor the market fluctuations. The investments are made keeping in mind the human instinct towards the field with their experience going beyond the...
ROCKETS TO REVENUE: THE BURGEONING SPACE ECONOMY
The Space Economy: A Global Overview One small step for a man, and a giant leap for mankind. Space is no longer something which is unfathomable by the human mind. It has been explored, studied, researched upon and has been made famous in popular media. From Harry...
The Shadow Banking Phenomenon
Abstract Through this article, an overview on Shadow Banking has been presented, wherein I review the mechanisms and features of shadow banking and explain the functioning of shadow banking institutions and activities. The role of Shadow Banking in the 2008 financial...
Speed Meets Convenience: The Quick Commerce Phenomenon in India
“India’s growth is precarious, both the optimist and Pessimist are disappointed” ~ Ruchir Sharma, Author for the financial times Introduction In the era of ‘hustlers’, it has become easier to deviate one’s attention to anything that delivers ‘instant gratification’....
Is Special Call Auction Solution for Fair Price Discovery?
Introduction On 20 June 2024, SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) introduced a special call auction mechanism for price discovery of scrips of listed Investment Companies (ICs) and listed Investment Holding Companies (IHCs). ICs and IHCs mainly oversee...
The Gender Tax: Assessing the Economic Toll on Women
GENDER TAX - HISTORICAL AND SOCIETAL CONTEXT Gender-based price discrimination, belonging to the category of economic discrimination, refers to a scenario where a distinction is drawn between two sexes in the context of selling nearly identical products or services...