Hosts

The Financial Research and Trading Laboratory, IIM Calcutta

Center for Global Economy and Business, NYU Stern

Keynote Speaker - Fernando Cirelli, Columbia

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. 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 AM EDT/5:30 PM IST Welcome and Introductory Remarks

Kose John, NYU Stern School of Business

8:10 AM EDT/5:40 PM IST Research Paper Session I

Moderator: David Yermack, NYU Stern School of Business

8:20 AM EDT/5:50 PM IST - Do Deposits Leave the Bank? Household Heterogeneity and the Deposit Channel of Monetary Policy

Sargam Gupta, IGIDR

Subhadeep Halder, ISI-Delhi; NYU-Abu Dhabi

8:50 AM EDT/6:20 PM IST - Do Lenders Help Each Other Hide Losses? Evidence of Cross-Evergreening

Navya Choudhary, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad

Nitin Vishen, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

9:20 AM EDT/6:50 PM IST Break

9:30 AM EDT/7:00 PM IST Research Paper Session II

Moderator: Venky Venkateswaran, NYU Stern School of Business

9:40 AM EDT/7:10 PM IST.- Informational Advantage of the Wealthy

Sumit Agarwal, National University of Singapore

Longwei Cheng, National University of Singapore

Pulak Ghosh, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

Poorya Kabir, National University of Singapore

10:20 AM EDT/7:40 PM IST – The Buy Now Pay Later Divide: Merchant Heterogeneity and Market Structure

Shashwat Alok, Indian School of Business

Pulak Ghosh, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

Ankit Kalda, Indiana University

Chirasree Mitra, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

10:40 AM EDT/8:10 PM IST Break

10:50 AM EDT/8:20 PM IST Keynote Speech – Fernando Cirelli, Columbia University

Introduction by Kose John

11:55 AM EDT/9:25 PM IST Closing Remarks

Samit Paul, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta