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List of Reviewers for IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review
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List of Reviewers for IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review
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1. An Economist’s Perspective on Match-fixing and Self-sabotage in Contests
Bibhas Saha
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1. An Economist’s Perspective on Match-fixing and Self-sabotage in Contests
Bibhas Saha
In this note we provide an economist’s perspective on self-sabotage in contests. When such self-sabotage is engineered at
the behest of a third party for financial gains from betting markets, we see the twin problems of self-sabotage and betting
corruption, which are known as the problem of match-fixing in sporting contests. We discuss the hidden incentives that
different agents face in this environment. To curb match-fixing, legalization of betting would be a positive step followed
by intelligent enforcement. Further, using a simple model we demonstrate that the risk of match-fixing diminishes with
the number of teams involved in the contest.
IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review 4(2) 77–85 © 2015 Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
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2. Court Backlogs and Crime in India
Sofia Amaral
Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay
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2. Court Backlogs and Crime in India
Sofia Amaral; Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay
We analyze the relationship between a ‘weak judiciary’, as measured by the percentage of pending trials, and the propensity to engage in criminal activities. Using state-level panel data for India from 1995 to 2007, we look at the relationship between crime and court backlogs. Our estimations show that there is a positive relationship between
backlogs of cases in state High Courts and property crimes but not violent crimes. We argue that policies that increase the number of judges and justice and policing staff per capita are likely to reduce case backlogs by increasing the speed of investigations and case procedures. This in turn would reduce certain categories of crime.
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3. Impact of Microfinance on Poor Women: Lessons from Sabarkantha, Gujarat
Arpita Amarnani
Neeraj Amarnani
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3. Impact of Microfinance on Poor Women: Lessons from Sabarkantha, Gujarat
Arpita Amarnani; Neeraj Amarnani
Microfinance, in simple terms, can be defined as financial services for the poor. Currently, the policy-makers all over the globe are increasing their emphasis on microfinance. At this point of time, considering the energy and money being
channelized to this sector, one of the issues that need to be addressed is that of effectiveness of the various models of microfinance delivery. With this backdrop in mind, the present study is an attempt at carrying out an impact assessment of microfinance. This cross-sectional research has been conducted in the Sabarkantha district of the state of Gujarat among the women living below the poverty line (BPL), where the control group comprises new entrants, while the treatment group has old participants of the programme. The study involves both quantitative and qualitative data analysis at the household level and the individual level. The study found that microfinance increases the income of the poor clients who are into the programme for more than two years. It also found that consumption expenditure came down during the initial period of participation as the participants learnt financial prudence, and after that, the change was negative but insignificant. At the individual level, it was found that participation in the programme improved the financial security for the clients and the proportion of daughters attending school to those eligible for schooling. However, there was no significant change in the financial decision-making process. The impact assessment concluded that microfinance does impact the poor women positively, but in order to improve the quality of their lives and to sustain this improvement over a period of time, further interventions at the social and human level are required.
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