Exploring environmental and managerial impacts of crude oil volatility on QUAD financial markets: Insights into dynamic connectedness.

The QUAD nations' (United States, India, Japan, and Australia) financial markets are deeply integrated with global markets. The burgeoning surge of risk in global markets requires caution, which can be possible by determining the connectedness. This study elucidates the dynamic connectedness between crude oil and the financial markets of QUAD nations, aiming to enhance understanding of its environmental and managerial implications.

Can redistribution of vaccine improve global welfare? Lessons from COVID-19.

The disparity in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccine has been recorded with more than 70% vaccination rate for high-income countries as compared to less than 40% for low-income countries. The low affordability of vaccines for the majority of low-income group invites the need for redistribution of vaccines. The disproportionate donation of vaccines across the globe motivates us to explore the incentive for the high-income group to redistribute.

Exploring the Darkverse: A Multi-Perspective Analysis of the Negative Societal Impacts of the Metaverse.

The Metaverse has the potential to form the next pervasive computing archetype that can transform many aspects of work and life at a societal level. Despite the many forecasted benefits from the metaverse, its negative outcomes have remained relatively unexplored with the majority of views grounded on logical thoughts derived from prior data points linked with similar technologies, somewhat lacking academic and expert perspective. This study responds to the dark side perspectives through informed and multifaceted narratives provided by invited leading academics and experts from diverse disciplinary backgrounds.

Synchronization in Cycles of China and India During Recent Crises: A Markov Switching Analysis.

We study the impact of recent crisis episodes viz the Great Recession of 2007-09, the Euro Area crisis of 2010-12 and the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020-21 on the Emerging Market Economies (EMEs) of China and India using data from January, 1986 till June, 2021. A Markov-switching (MS) analysis is applied to discern economy-specific cycles/regimes and common cycles/regimes in the growth rates of the economies. We apply the univariate MS Autoregressive (MS-AR) model to characterize country-specific negative growth, moderate growth and high growth regimes of China and India.

Political determinants of health: (re) examining the role of governance in reducing maternal mortality.

Given change in the universal developmental agenda and the quality of governance in the last two decades, this paper re-examines the relationship between governance, health expenditure and maternal mortality using panel data for 184 countries from 1996 to 2019. By employing the 'dynamic panel data regression model', the study reveals that a one-point improvement in the governance index decreases maternal mortality by 10-21%. We also find that good governance can better translate health expenditure into improved maternal health outcomes through effective allocation and equitable distribution of available resources.

Exploring time and frequency linkages of green bond with renewable energy and crypto market.

This paper examines the dynamic linkages of green bond with the energy and crypto market. The S&P green bond index (RSPGB) is used as a proxy for the green bond market; S&P global clean energy index and ISE global wind energy (RIGW) are used as proxies for the renewable energy market, and; Bitcoin and Ethereum (RETHER) are used as the proxies of the crypto market. The daily prices of these constituent series are collected using Bloomberg from October 3, 2016 to February 23, 2021.

Platform-Based Internationalization of Smaller Firms: The Role of Government Policy.

Unlabelled: Governments are recognizing anticompetitive concerns and market distortions associated with the rise of e-commerce platforms. Thus, policies are being crafted to level the playing field between large platform operators and small platform sellers. In addition, policies mitigating barriers to internationalization associated with using e-commerce platforms are also being developed.

Potential demographic dividend for India, 2001 to 2061: a macro-simulation projection using the spectrum model.

This paper projects potential demographic dividend for India for the period from 2001 to 2061 by using simulation modelling software, Spectrum 5.753 which integrates demographic and socio-economic changes. The simulation results highlight that a combination of favourable demographic changes and the right socio-economic policy scenario can provide a maximum demographic dividend to India.

Mobility patterns and COVID growth: Moderating role of country culture.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in countries reacting differently to an ongoing crisis situation. Latent to this reaction mechanism is the inherent cultural characteristics of each society resulting in differential responses to epidemic spread. Epidemiological studies have confirmed the positive effect of population mobility on the growth of infection.

Regime Shifts in the Behaviour of International Currency and Equity Markets: A Markov-Switching Analysis.

This paper examines regime switching behaviour and dynamic linkages among currency and equity markets of Eurozone, India, Japan and U.S. using a Markov-switching framework.

Association of air pollution and meteorological variables with the two waves of COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi: A critical analysis.

Various countries across the globe have been affected by different COVID-19 waves at different points in time and with varying levels of virulence. With the backdrop of the two COVID-19 waves that broke out in Delhi, this study examines the variations in the concentrations of criteria pollutants, air quality, and meteorological variables across the waves and their influence on COVID-19 morbidity/mortality. Descriptive statistics, violin plots, and Spearman rank correlation tests were employed to assess the variations in environmental parameters and investigate their associations with COVID-19 incidence under the two waves.

Equity in distribution of public subsidy for noncommunicable diseases among the elderly in India: an application of benefit incidence analysis.

Background: Rapid ageing of the population and increasing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among the elderly is one of the major public health challenges in India. To achieve the Universal Health Coverage, ever-growing elderly population should have access to needed healthcare, and they should not face any affordability related challenge. As most of the elderly suffers from NCDs and achieving health-equity is a priority, this paper aims to - study the utilization pattern of healthcare services for treatment of NCDs among the elderly; estimate the burden of out-of-pocket expenditure for the treatment of NCDs among the elderly and analyze the extent of equity in distribution of public subsidy for the NCDs among the elderly.

Disease awareness advertising (DAA) in emerging economy: A comparison between views of consumers and pharmaceutical professionals.

Research on effectiveness of DAA is limited. Existing researches explore impact of DAA only on relationship between drug manufacturers and consumers. However, in reality, pharma marketing revolves around three major stakeholders: the pharmaceutical companies, physicians and consumers.

Trends, prospects and deprivation index of disability in India: Evidences from census 2001 and 2011.

Background: Since the dawn of civilization, disabilities have existed in various dimensions of human life. World Health Organization (WHO) defines disability as an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. Globally, approximately 1 billion people have some form of disability, and approximately 20% have significant functioning impairments.