Dr Panchali Ray, Associate Dean (Academic) and Associate Professor of Anthropology and Gender Studies, SIAS, Krea University has been awarded the Charles Wallace Fellowship for her research on migration, ecology and borders in Bengal. She will be a visiting fellow at the Queen’s University, Belfast, for three months.
Ritwik Kaikini, Visiting Faculty, Global Arts, SIAS, Krea University, delves into Christopher Nolan’s filmmaking approach in an article titled At Oscars 2024, the triumph of the Christopher Nolan grammar, published in The Federal, India. Following Nolan’s Oscar win, Kaikini examines how Nolan constructs narratives infused with science and a phenomenological perspective. The piece offers insights into Nolan’s distinct style and its impact on cinematic storytelling, shedding light on his unique approach to filmmaking.
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A paper titled Market Structure, Profitability and Regulation of Telecommunication Industry in India, co-authored by Professor Madhuri Saripalle, Professor, Economics and Chairperson – MBA Programme at IFMR GSB, Krea University and Dr Surabhi Somya, a PhD alumna of IFMR GSB, Krea University and currently a Consultant at Deloitte USI, Financial & Risk Advisory, has been published in Global Business Review.
The telecom industry in India has witnessed exponential growth in the past decade; however, its profitability has been on the decline post 2008. This study analyses the determinants of profitability of the industry during 2010–2022 using the conventional structure-conduct-performance paradigm. The authors estimate a dynamic panel data model to understand the role of endogeneity and profit persistence in the industry. Results suggest that there is profit persistence in the industry. Among conduct variables, export intensity has a positive impact while selling and import intensities has a negative impact on profitability. While size is not significant, industry concentration has a negative impact on profitability. These results suggest that as the telecom industry transitioned from a monopoly to an oligopolistic market with players competing in different domains and services, selling and advertisement intensity has diminishing returns to profitability while export intensity emerges as an important driver of profitability. Results also suggest the importance of the production-linked incentive scheme encouraging exports and the need for regulating concentration and encouraging import substitution.
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A book chapter titled I Am as Big as the City I Walk: Documenting Maya Rao’s ‘The Walk’ by Dr Anannya Dasgupta, Director, Centre for Writing & Pedagogy (CWP) and Associate Professor of Literature, SIAS, Krea University, has been published in the anthology Contemporary Gender Formations in India. The book is edited by Nandini Dhar and published by Routledge, in March, 2024.
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Dr Tanmoy Chakrabarty, Assistant Professor of Physics, SIAS, Krea University has been awarded a grant by the UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, An Autonomous Institution of University Grants Commission (UGC), under the Collaborative Research Scheme (CRS).
Dr Chakrabarty is the principal investigator in this project titled Exploring the magnetically ordered states in novel magneto-electric compounds. Dr Sumanta Chattopadhyay, Scientist-D at UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Mumbai Centre is the principal collaborator on the project.
An article by Narbadeshwar Mishra, PhD Student In Economics at IFMR GSB, Krea University, and Dr Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay, Associate Professor, Economics & Area Chair – Economics at IFMR GSB, Krea University, titled Can safe drinking water improve children’s educational outcomes?, focusing on the National Rural Drinking Water Program (NRDWP), has been published in Ideas for India (I4I). I4I is an economics and policy portal that publishes evidence-based analysis and commentary on issues pertaining to growth and development in India. I4I serves as an ideologically neutral space for economists, other social scientists, and practitioners to use their research and experience to weigh in on key policy questions.
Dr Praveen Bhagawan, Associate Professor & Area Chair – Finance & Accounting, Quantitative Finance and Dr Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay, Associate Professor & Area Chair – Economics, IFMR GSB, Krea University have co-authored a research paper titled Does mandatory expenditure on CSR affect firm value? Empirical evidence from Indian firms, published in the Journal of Accounting Literature (JAL).
JAL is a highly regarded peer-reviewed journal and is categorized as “A” as per the ABDC journal classification, with Impact Factor = 5.6 and SJR (2022) = 1.4 (Q1).
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Dr Namrata Sathe, Postdoctoral Fellow at SIAS, Krea University has co-edited a special section titled Media and the Police State for the academic journal Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media. This special section brings together the works of several international media and film scholars focused on examining the relationship between media representations and the legitimisation of police violence and brutality in society.
The entire section is available as part of the current issue of Jump Cut, here: https://www.ejumpcut.org/currentissue/index.html
Also read Namrata’s co-authored editorial to the special section, titled Media and the police state: defining the contemporary police state, here: https://www.ejumpcut.org/currentissue/Sathe-Pal/index.html
Manasi B, PhD student at IFMR GSB and Prof Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay, Associate Professor, Economics and Area Chair, Economics at IFMR GSB, Krea University have co-authored a paper titled Definition, measurement and determinants of energy poverty: Empirical evidence from Indian households. The paper was published in Energy for Sustainable Development, a peer-reviewed journal classified as Q1 journal by Scopus, with IF=5.5 and SJR (2022)=1.2.
Nidhin M, a PhD student in Finance & Accounting, Dr Vinod Kumar, Associate Professor of Finance, Accounting & Quantitative Finance, and Prof G Balasubramanian, Senior Professor & Advisor, Finance, Accounting & Quantitative Finance at IFMR GSB, Krea University have co-authored a paper titled The Effect of Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosure on Cost of Debt: A Life-Cycle Perspective, published in the international strategic management journal Managerial and Decision Economics (ABDC: B, SJR: Q2).
About the publication: Drawing on life cycle theory, the paper explores the relationship between Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosure and the cost of debt, utilizing data from 556 Indian-listed firms. The study’s findings indicate that enhanced ESG disclosure is associated with a reduction in firms’ cost of debt. Notably, this impact is more pronounced during the growth and mature stages compared to the introduction, decline, and shakeout stages. Additionally, the study observes that the environmental and social aspects of ESG disclosure exert a more significant influence on the cost of debt when compared to the governance component.
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