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Original Article
Open Access
How Does Youth’s Financial Literacy Influence Their Financial Inclusion? A PLS-SEM Approach
Pali Gaur, Priyanka Tandon, Anurag Bhadur Singh, Nikhil Yadav
· pp. 8–24
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2025/v19i7/175194
Purpose: The study examined the linkages between the psychology of youths toward financial literacy and their level of financial inclusion. Methodology: Fresh data were collected from 381 youths residing in the Delhi-NCR region from January 2022 to April 2022. A …
Keywords:
financial literacy, financial inclusion, financial literacy, financial awareness, financial behaviour, youth, PLS-SEM
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Original Article
Open Access
BSOPM and BOPM Models in Banknifty Options : A Study on Their Applicability and Risk Framework
Rinky, Shakti Singh, Sachin
· pp. 25–46
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2025/v19i7/175195
Purpose: In the financial market, frequent changes in RBI’s repo and reverse repo rates influenced the overall securities trading in the stock market's derivative segment1. The study focused on scrutinizing the applicability of the “BSOPM & BOPM models” to the …
Keywords:
BSOPM, BOPM, BANKNIFTY, options, interest rates, moneyness
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Original Article
Open Access
A Comprehensive Review of Prominent Biases and Other Factors Influencing Retail Investors’ Decision-Making
Saurabh Singh, Ipsa Bharti, Preeti Maurya
· pp. 47–74
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2025/v19i7/175196
Purpose: In the modern investment era, the emerging field of behavioral finance seems to have challenged the rational decision-making assumption of finance. The study focused on highlighting and consolidating the biases and other prominent factors that influence the decision-making of …
Keywords:
behavioral finance, PRISMA, retail investors, behavioral biases, bibliometric analysis, systematic literature review
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Original Article
Open Access
Crowdfunding and the Dynamics of Social Capital : A Systematic Literature Review
Dharmendra Singh, Rohit Bansal, Ahmed Al-Dmour, Aruna Jha, Garima Malik
· pp. 75–95
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2025/v19i7/175197
Purpose: The goal of the article was to synthesize the diverse literature on the dynamics of social capital in crowdfunding campaigns. Crowdfunding significantly benefits entrepreneurs as it democratizes funding avenues, empowering creators and entrepreneurs regardless of traditional financial constraints. Social …
Keywords:
systematic literature review, crowdfunding, social capital, social network, entrepreneurs
