Debashree Das

University of Delhi | DU · Department of Economics (Faculty of Social Sciences)

The main objective of the study is to evaluate the impact of social preferences, trust and behavioural norms on strategic choices made by economic agents using the framework of a one-shot Prisoner’s Dilemma (PD) game. The standard neoclassical economics model predicts that all players will choose a strategy of non-cooperation, establishing it as th...

The advent of modernity has changed the sports landscape of the world, wherein all barriers, especially gender discrimination, have been broken, with men and women competing shoulder to shoulder in the sports arena. However, the sports landscape in India is completely different, as all the major sports activities are dominated by men. The aim of th...

This study sought to put the focus on the underlying behavioral norms and heuristic principles used by the individuals in the strategic decisionmaking process which affects the team dynamics within the organization. The conventional assumption in the standard neo-classical economics is the self-interest hypothesis wherein individuals only value mat...

Purpose The objective of the study is to evaluate the impact of social affinity on the strategic choices made by economic agents using the framework of Ultimatum Game. Conventional theory underpinning the Ultimatum Game predicts the complete absence of altruistic behaviour wherein the agents are expected to maximise individual monetary payoffs of t...

Over time, many leading organizations have started to include Corporate Social Responsibility as an instrument to enhance their brand image, and gain competitive advantage. In this paper, we develop a game-theoretic Stackelberg model for a two-periodic socially responsible supply chain with cost-learning capabilities. We study both the revenue shar...

COVID-19 pandemic is the worst humanitarian crisis that economies across the globe have witnessed. Forced lockdowns, social distancing, and restricted mobility have contributed to large scale disruptions in the supply chain network. The purpose of the paper is to identify critical factors affecting global supply chain and evaluate strategies for ri...

This paper identifies the critical success factors for the textile sector, one of the most significant parts of the manufacturing industry, to attain sustainability post-COVID'19 pandemic. The paper employs techniques like an expert opinion, content analysis and SWOT analysis. The ISM-MICMAC approach is used to evaluate the inter-relation between t...

This study addresses the issue of tax evasion from the perspective of the fairness concern by the agents, as these normative considerations make the entire tax policy framework more complex. We model the tax compliance behavior using the structure of Stackelberg game between the fiscal authority (government) and the taxpayer, assuming the taxpayer...

COVID 19 pandemic is the worst crisis that mankind has seen since World War-II. It has exposed glaring loopholes in the healthcare system and led to a global health crisis. In absence of any specific treatment or vaccine, countries began to enforce strict lockdown measures leading to a complete shutdown of economic activities. The purpose of this s...

This article analyses whether there exists any short-term inflationary pressure on Indian economy post Goods and Services Tax (GST) implementation. It was found that the introduction of GST showed no significant effect on the rate of change of consumer price index (CPI). Though, the effect of the GST implementation on consumer prices in India showe...