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Theories of redistribution and share of labour income (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bhattarai, K. (2016, June). Theories of redistribution and share of labour income. Paper presented at European Economics and Finance Society (EEFS) 2016

Abstract We review the functional and size theories of income distribution in the context of growing inequality around the world. The causes for the observed patterns on the shares of labour and capital income in classical, neoclassical, Marxian, str... Read More about Theories of redistribution and share of labour income.

The effect of hedging on firm value and performance: Evidence from the nonfinancial UK firms (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ahmed, H., Azevedo, A., & Guney, Y. (2014). The effect of hedging on firm value and performance: Evidence from the nonfinancial UK firms.

We examine the effect of hedging with financial derivatives on firm value and financial performance, relying on a new dataset which comprises information on 288 nonfinancial firms listed in the FTSE-All share index at the London Stock Exchange (LSE)... Read More about The effect of hedging on firm value and performance: Evidence from the nonfinancial UK firms.

Structural breaks in mortality models and their consequences (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Hare, C., & Li, Y. (2014). Structural breaks in mortality models and their consequences. In M. Beer, S. Au, & J. W. Hall (Eds.), Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Quantification, Mitigation, and Management (1190-1204). https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413609.120

In recent years, the issue of life expectancy has become of upmost importance to pension providers, insurance companies and the government bodies in the developed world. Significant and consistent improvements in mortality rates and, hence, life expe... Read More about Structural breaks in mortality models and their consequences.

Health cycles and health transitions (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chakraborty, S., Papageorgiou, C., & Perez Sebastian, F. (2016). Health cycles and health transitions. Macroeconomic dynamics, 20(1), 189-213. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1365100514000297

We study the dynamics of poverty and health in a model of endogenous growth and rational health behavior. Population health depends on the prevalence of infectious diseases that can be avoided through costly prevention. The incentive to do so comes f... Read More about Health cycles and health transitions.

The econometric analysis of agent-based models in finance: An application (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, Y., Donkers, B., & Melenberg, B. (2007). The econometric analysis of agent-based models in finance: An application. Lecture notes in computer science, 4881 LNCS, 1081-1091. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77226-2_108

This paper illustrates how to compare different agent-based models and how to compare an agent-based model with real data. As examples we investigate ARFIMA models, the probability density function, and the spectral density function. We illustrate th... Read More about The econometric analysis of agent-based models in finance: An application.

The role of labour demand elasticities in tax incidence analysis with heterogeneous labour (1999)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bhattarai, K., & Whalley, J. (1999). The role of labour demand elasticities in tax incidence analysis with heterogeneous labour. Empirical economics, 24(4), 599-619. https://doi.org/10.1007/s001810050075

Whether labour bears full burden of household level income and consumption taxes ultimately depends on the degree of substitutability among different types of labour in production. We find more variation in incidence patterns across households with l... Read More about The role of labour demand elasticities in tax incidence analysis with heterogeneous labour.

Economic growth and development in India and SAARC countries
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bhattarai, K. Economic growth and development in India and SAARC countries.

Paper presented at EcoMod 2016, July 6-8, Lisbon Portugal. Abstract: Momentum of economic growth in India and other South Asian economies is analysed based on stylized facts of these economies along with trends of their …scal, monetary, trade, educat... Read More about Economic growth and development in India and SAARC countries.

Economic growth and public debt
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bhattarai, K. Economic growth and public debt.

Abstract There is a controversy in the literature about the economic contribution of public deficit. Keynesian economists generally argue that by spending more on goods and services and infrastructure possible budget deficit is helpful to create more... Read More about Economic growth and public debt.

Constitution, institutions and models for economic growth in Nepal
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Bhattarai, K. Constitution, institutions and models for economic growth in Nepal.

Nepal made significant progress in removing monarchy and terrors of Maoists in the last decade. It however lacks a stable solution of speedier economic growth and development as the major political parties were not able to promulgate a constitution b... Read More about Constitution, institutions and models for economic growth in Nepal.