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Do Commodities and Institutional Flows Improve Deep Learning Forecasts of Indian Markets?
Amitabh Joshi, Sumit Zokarkar, Amir Karbassi Yazdi, Gonzalo Valdés González
· pp. 8–27
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2026/v20i10/176001
Purpose : The study examined whether commodity prices and institutional investment flows improved out-of-sample forecasts of monthly returns on the benchmark index of the National Stock Exchange of India, and whether classical econometric models differed from machine learning and deep …
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commodity prices, institutional investment flows, deep learning, forecast evaluation, market efficiency
JEL Classification Codes : C32, C53, G17
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Beyond Financial Knowledge : Self-Efficacy and Financial Management Among Working Women in India
Nisha Shankar, K. S. Sujit
· pp. 28–50
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2026/v20i10/175596
Purpose : Despite a rise in women’s participation in the workforce in many countries, there remained a concern about their financial independence and financial decision-making. Low financial literacy (FL), high dependence, and poor financial management were often linked to this. …
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financial literacy, financial self-efficacy, risk tolerance, financial management behavior, demographic factors, working women
JEL Classification Codes : G11, G41, G53, I31, M40
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Bouncing Back or Breaking Down? Indian Stock Market Recovery Across Sectors Post-COVID-19
Muhammadriyaj Faniband, Seema Singh
· pp. 51–68
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2026/v20i10/175791
Purpose : This paper analyzed and compared the stock market recovery patterns of the Indian sectoral and market-cap indices during the pre-COVID-19 period and post-COVID-19 period. Design/Methodology/Approach : We used the event study methodology to compare the performance of 12 …
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COVID-19, stock market recovery, Indian stock market, sectoral performance, event study, stock market reaction
JEL Classification Codes : G10, G14, G15, G58
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The Influence of COVID-19 on Capital Structure Decisions in Vietnam’s Manufacturing Industry
Hoang Thi Du
· pp. 69–85
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2026/v20i10/175670
Purpose : This study aimed to examine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and firm-specific factors on the capital structure choices among listed manufacturing companies in Vietnam. Design/Methodology/Approach : Pooled ordinary least squares, fixed effects, and dynamic generalized method of …
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capital structure, COVID-19, manufacturing industry, emerging markets, leverage adjustment
JEL Classification Codes : G01, G32, L60, O16
