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Global Commodities and the Indian Stock Market : A Post-Pandemic Volatility Spillover Analysis
Thouseef Ahamed G., Naresh Kumar Tallapalli, Pravallika Akula, Shyam Kumar K.
· pp. 8–25
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2026/v20i2/175359
Purpose: The paper analyzed the volatility spillovers between the global commodities (crude oil and gold) and the Indian stock market to find out whether the COVID-19 pandemic caused a structural break. It sought to determine whether the post-pandemic period was …
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volatility spillovers, DCC-GARCH, structural break, COVID-19, hedging effectiveness, India
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Mapping the ESG – CFP Nexus : Bibliometric, Thematic, and Meta-Analytical Synthesis
Payal Saxena, Prasad Begde
· pp. 26–49
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2026/v20i2/175363
Purpose: The objective was to analyze ESG performance and firms’ corporate financial performance using bibliometric and meta-analytic methods to identify the most influential authors, journals, and articles in the field and to calculate the financial impact of environmental, social, and …
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ESG disclosure score, corporate financial performance, bibliometric analysis, meta-analysis, content analysis
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Closing the Confidence Gap : A Behavioral Finance Perspective on Women’s Equity-Market Participation in India
Pranamya A. Jain, Ashalatha K.
· pp. 50–60
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2026/v20i2/175225
Purpose: India crossed 150 million Demat accounts in March 2025, yet women remain under-represented (≈ 24% of new Demat openings in Fy2025). This piece diagnosed the main constraints behind women’s lower participation in equities and mutual funds and proposed actions …
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behavioral finance, women investors, equity-market participation, financial literacy, gender finance, financial inclusion
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Dissecting Growth Pattern : A Variant-Level Examination of the Cryptocurrency Ecosystem
Rashi Chauhan, Shivangi Saxena
· pp. 61–77
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2026/v20i2/175213
Purpose: This study examined year-over-year (YoY) structural growth dynamics across four major cryptocurrency classes—Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), stablecoins, and altcoins, for the period of 2020–2024. Research Methodology: A quantitative approach was employed to analyze YoY market capitalization trends across BTC, …
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cryptocurrency, market capitalization, bitcoin, ethereum, stablecoins, YoY trend, volatility, SPSS
