Our understanding of economics and finance, specifically in an academic context, is based on models and theories available in the said disciplines. These archetype postulations make up most of the ‘copybook’ information in understanding these subjects. They provide the foundation for various complicated and straightforward concepts in the field. They Continue Reading
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What is Behavioral Finance? And why should we study it?
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics was given to Richard Thaler because his “contributions have built a bridge between the economic and psychological analyses of individual decision-making. His empirical findings and theoretical insights have been instrumental in creating the new and rapidly expanding field of behavioral economics.” Evolution of Behavioural Finance Continue Reading
Enigmatic Magic of Behavioural Finance
Mysteries of our brain have puzzled human beings for centuries. Neuroscientists and psychologists are still trying to figure out how 86 billion neurons and 100 trillion synapses work in tandem to compute, comprehend and rationalize. Our thoughts, emotions and memories are controlled by the enigmatic 3-pound brain. We make decisions Continue Reading
JGU’S SPOTLIGHT ON #BUDGET2022 | PERSPECTIVE 2
Budget 2022 had several important policy announcements with respect to the world of cryptocurrencies, Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), and other forms of digital currencies. These policy announcements serve to address a lot of confusion and anxiety with respect to the Central Government’s and RBI’s policies towards digital currencies. One Continue Reading
JGU’s Spotlight on #Budget2022 | Perspective 1
Y=C+I+G+NX Students of economics are familiar with the above national income identity. Conventional economic wisdom suggests that during times of economic downturn, the variable “C” that is ‘private consumption’ should be given a direct stimulus to get the economy back on a growth path. This is generally done by putting Continue Reading
Why pursue an undergraduate degree in B.A. (Hons.) Gender Studies?
Are you a deep thinker with effective writing skills and a passion for justice? Are you interested in analyzing cultural norms and social change? Have you ever thought about why do we have gender-specific crimes or what constitutes a gender-regressive society? Then studying gender and its multiple aspects can be Continue Reading
A Psychological Icepack for the Examination Fever
In India, reports indicate that each year 2000 students die by suicide in cases related examination pressure and failure No matter how many years of exam-giving experience we’ve garnered, sitting down to give another one of those always evokes some stressful emotions. Especially if the exams in question are a Continue Reading
The Pandemic of Misinformation
Research suggests India produced the largest amount of social media misinformation on COVID It wasn’t very long ago when the pandemic took our sufficiently topsy-turvy world and gave it a plot twist none of us could imagine. But as plot twists usually go, this one too found its place in Continue Reading
Cyber-surveillance and the Psychological Spiral
Last year, more than 50 thousand cyber-crime incidents were registered in India, with estimates suggesting over $ 20 billion losses suffered by consumers in the country due to cyber crimes Despite the promise of cutting-edge growth and possibility brought to the table by an ever expanding cyberspace, there is little Continue Reading
Laughing at Yourself: How Far is Too Far?
For millennials self-deprecating humour serves as a reminder that we don’t take ourselves too seriously, a quality that’s probably got imbibed from the pop culture. Often when we go about our daily lives, we engage with the things that truly help us survive, without really pausing to think about them, Continue Reading