Articles 'n Other Stuffs...

This page introduces you to some articles that me and my friends have written on various topics. The Idea is to contribute to the growth of knowledge and learning. Each of us have experienced something unique while we were studying - Ideas that were not conventional in nature, Views that were stuck down by over jealous teachers, or even plain simple articles that you thought could be of use to someone.

This is the place to share it all. Do contribute to this small pool of knowledge tucked away in some remote corner of the Internet.

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Articles on Economics

1. GATT and Us: By Manish Gupta
This article take a look at the famous Dunkel Draft of the Uruguay Round and assimilated as to why signing the Dunkel Draft and implementing of patents and rights would be detrimental to agricultue based economies of the third world.

2. Overview of Financial Structure: By Rohit Vishal Kumar
The article provides a skeleton preview of Banking and Types of Banks and the measures used by banks to regulate the money supply in the economy.

3. Budgetary Process and Taxation : By Rohit Vishal Kumar
The article provides a skeleton preview of the components of Budget (w.r.t India) and the various deficits and their definitions. It also takes a look at various "cannons" of taxation.

4. Economic Structure, Economic Policy 1991 and Balance of Payments: By Rohit Vishal Kumar
The article provides a skeleton preview of the Economic Structuring, Economic Policy 1991, Balance of Payment and stabilsation policies used in case of BOP disequlibrium.

5. Money and Capital Markets : By Rohit Vishal Kumar
The article provides a skeleton preview of the Financial System, Financial Intermidiaries, Financial Markets, Financial Instruments and meaning of market efficiency. It also takes a cursory look at the foreign exchange markets, Introduces Money and Money Supply, SEBI and Policy Implications of BOP Disequilibrium.

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Articles on Marketing Research

1. Questionnaire Design: By Rohit Vishal Kumar
This article takes a look at how to go about designing a questionnaire. What are the problems and prospects that are associated with developing a questionnaire. How should the questionnaire be ordered etc.

2. Sources of Marketing Information: By Rohit Vishal Kumar
The article looks upon the various sources of Information in procuring marketing information. The first two sources Primary Data and Secondary Data have not been discussed at all. References to Green and Tull have been provided from which you can build up the answers. The 3rd Source Information from Respondents has been covered in large details. The remaining two sources of information - Experimentation and Simulation has been covered in some detail.

3. Types of Error in Marketing Research : By Rohit Vishal Kumar
The article takes a look at the Sources and Types of errors that can be found in Marketing Research Design.

4. Theory of Sampling: By Rohit Vishal Kumar
The article, which is quite large - takes a look at the Theory of Sampling in a comprehensive way. Zipped file for easy download.

5. Multidimensional Scaling : By Rohit Vishal Kumar
This is a writeup on the theory of Multidimensional Scaling - popularly known as MDS. The note is small and just gives you the very basic outline sufficient to understand what MDS is and what is it's final output. It also has a solved example and a small porblem for you to solve.

6. Cluster Analysis : By Rohit Vishal Kumar
This is a Powerpoint Presentation on Cluster Analysis. In addition to the notes given in the class the presentation walks you through the process of conducting Cluster Analysis using SPSS 6.0. It provides you with the output and the interpretetions. Has a fun exercise to practise.

7. Multiple Regression in Excel : By Rohit Vishal Kumar
A set of seven pictures (JPG format) and the worksheet of Excel which shows you how to setup and use MS Excel for multiple regression. MS Excel can handle 16 independent variables and as such should be enough for most of the cases. Try out the given multiple regression exercise on your own.

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