IIM Calcutta-NYU Stern
India Research Conference
Co-Hosts
The Financial Research and Trading Laboratory, IIM Calcutta
Center for Global Economy and Business, NYU Stern
Date
October 12, 2018
Program Summary
As the world's largest democracy, with the third largest economy in real terms, the fastest growing working-age population, and a rapidly developing financial system, India is set to become one of the world's most important economic forces in the coming decade. Recent national-level economic initiatives and financial reforms such as demonetization, the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax and the PMJDY program for banking the unbanked have far-reaching implications. This conference will bring together the leading academic and policy experts for an in-depth discussion of India's financial markets and implications for the global economy.
| 8:00 |
Breakfast and Registration |
| 8:30 |
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Robert Whitelaw, Vice Dean of the NYU Stern School of Business Undergraduate College
Kose John NYU Stern School of Business |
| 8:45 |
Research Paper Session I
Moderator: Kim Schoenholtz, New York University Stern School of Business
Indirect Tax Aggressiveness and Tax Reforms: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment
Shailendra Pandit, University of Illinois at Chicago
Mehul Raithatha, Indian Institute of Management Indore
Stephanie Sikes, University of Illinois at Chicago Business
Discussant: N.R. Prabhala, University of Maryland Smith School of Business
Violence and Investor Behavior: Evidence from Terrorist Attacks
Vikas Agarwal, Georgia State University
Pulak Ghoash, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Haibei Zhao, Lehigh University
Discussant: Ashok Banerjee, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
Does Mandated Corporate Social Responsibility Reduce Intrinsic Motivation? Evidence from India
Shivaram Rajgopal, Columbia University
Prasanna Tantri, Indian School of Business
Discussant: David Yermack, New York University Stern School of Business
Video: 8:30am-10:30am |
| 10:45 |
Refreshment Break |
| 11:00 |
Panel on Indian Financial Reform
Chair: Kose John, New York University Stern School of Business
Sandeep Chakravorty, Consul General of India in New York
N.R. Prabhala, University of Maryland Smith School of Business
Pradeep Yadav, University of Oklahoma Price College of Business
Video: 11:00am-12:00pm |
| 12:00 |
Lunch and Keynote Speech
Amitabh Kant, CEO National Institution for Transforming India
Video: Keynote Speech |
| 2:10 |
Research Paper Session II
Moderator: Jennifer Carpenter, New York University Stern School of Business
A New Order of Financing Investments: Evidence from Acquisitions by India's Listed Firms
Varun Jindal, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
Rama Seth, Copenhagen Business School
Dicussant: Vijay Singal, Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business
Directors of a Feather Merge Together: Information Flows, Familiarity Bias and M&A Outcomes
Manaswini Bhalla, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Manisha Goel, Pomona College
VSK Teja Konduri, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Michelle Zemel, Pomona College
Discussant: Simi Kedia, Rutgers Business School
Video: 2:00pm-5:00pm |
| 3:30 |
Refreshment Break |
| 3:45 |
Afternoon Keynote Speech
The Market for Healthcare at the Bottom of the Pyramid
Abhijit Banerjee, Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at MIT
Introduction by Thomas Philippon, New York University Stern School of Business |
| 4:50 |
Closing Remarks
Ashok Banerjee, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta |
| 5:00 |
Reception |
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