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Open Access
Covid-19 Pandemic and Volatility Spillover Effects on Foreign Exchange Rates
Silky Vigg Kushwah, Pushpa Negi
· pp. 8–25
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2024/v18i6/173966
Purpose: The study aimed to examine the impact of COVID-19 on exchange rate volatility in five major emerging economies: the Indian rupee, Brazilian real, Mexican peso, Chinese yuan, and South African rand. Advanced statistical analysis techniques, including the GARCH (1,1) …
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volatility spillover, foreign exchange rates, emerging economies, GARCH. JEL Classification Code
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Original Article
Open Access
The Rationality Conundrum: Exploring Herd Mentality among Individual Investors in the Indian Stock Market
Suresh G., Ooi Kok Loang
· pp. 26–45
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2024/v18i6/173967
Purpose: The present study aimed to explore the factors contributing to and interaction ofrationality and irrationality in the herding behavior of investors in the Indian stock markets. Methodology: A structured questionnaire was developed to explore the driving factors of rational …
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herd mentality, rationality, irrationality, individual investors, stock market, stimulus
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Original Article
Open Access
Does the market Reward Corporate Environmentalism? Evidence from Indian IT Firms
Pritika Dua, Neha Nainwal
· pp. 46–61
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2024/v18i6/173968
Purpose: The information technology (IT) sector has been a prominent player in the Indian growth story by accelerating economic growth and advancing standards of living. The sector has reaped rich dividends during the pandemic, with the world transforming to digitalization …
Keywords:
environmental management, corporate environmentalism, firm valuation, information technology, India
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Original Article
Open Access
Perception of Universal Basic Income and its Perceived Consequences
Khujan Singh, Pooja Kataria
· pp. 62–75
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2024/v18i6/173969
Purpose: The current study focused on understanding the perception of universal basic income (UBI) and its perceived consequences. We investigated this potential alternative program that would address the shortcomings and restrictions of the current welfare system. Methodology: Five variables were …
Keywords:
universal basic income (UBI), poverty, support, perceived consequences, temptation goods, essential goods