Browsing Research publications by Author "Saha, B."

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    • Academic specialisation and returns to education : Evidence from India 

      Saha, B.; Sensarma, R. (2011-11-01)
      We study returns to academic specialisation for Indian corporate sector workers by analysing cross-sectional data on male employees randomly selected from six large firms. Our analysis shows that going to college pays off, ...

    • The Distributive Role of Managerial Incentives in a Mixed Duopoly 

      Saha, B.; Sensarma, R. (2008)
      We study a mixed oligopoly where a partially public firm competes with a private firm. When the private firm offers managerial incentives, there is a redistribution of profit and output from the private to the public firm, ...

    • Divestment and bank competition 

      Saha, B.; Sensarma, R. (2004)
      We determine optimal divestment (partial privatization) and entry in banking in the context of a mixed oligopoly. When banks compete in deposits, greater entry is associated with higher divestment. However, social welfare ...

    • Mixed ownership, managerial incentives and bank competition 

      Saha, B.; Sensarma, R. (2011-10-01)
      We consider deposit competition between two banks, where prior to competition one bank is subjected to a nationalization decision and the other bank chooses managerial incentives. The government who maximizes a modified ...

    • State ownership, credit risk and bank competition: a mixed oligopoly approach 

      Saha, B.; Sensarma, R. (University of Hertfordshire, 2009)
      Recent events have led many governments to buy equity in banks leading to a situation of mixed oligopoly in banking markets. We model such a case where a partially state-owned bank competes with a private bank in collecting ...