Kose John and Vivek Rajvanshi, Organizers

Hosts
The Financial Research and Trading Laboratory, IIM Calcutta
Center for Global Economy and Business, NYU Stern

Keynote Speaker
Ravi Jagannathan, CME Group/John F. Sandner Chair of Finance

Northwestern Kellogg School of Management

 

 

 

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: Jennifer Carpenter, NYU Stern School of Business

 

Can Cashless Payments Spur Economic Growth?

Tamanna Singh Dubey, U Michigan Ross School of Business

Amiyatosh Purnanandam, U Michigan Ross School of Business

 

Discussant: Nagpurnanand Prabhala, JHU Carey Business School

 

Inflation Expectation and Cryptocurrency Investment

Lin William Cong, Cornell U Johnson Graduate School of Management

Pulak Ghosh, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Jiasun Li, George Mason U School of Business

Qihong Ruan, Cornell U Department of Economics

 

Discussant: Donghwa Shin, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

 

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
 

 

Does an Exclusive Relationship with Government Banks Matter During Climate Shocks?

Harish Kamal, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

Samit Paul, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

Avijit Bansal, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

 

Discussant: Prasanna Tantri, Indian School of Business

 

Creditor Rights and Legal Transaction Costs

Dhruv Aggarwal, Northwestern U Pritzker School of Law

 

Discussant: Gunjan Seth, USC Marshall School of Business

 

10:40 AM EDT/8:10 PM IST - Break
 

 

10:50 PM EDT/8:20 PM IST - Keynote Speech

Ravi Jagannathan, CME Group/John F. Sandner Chair of Finance, Northwestern Kellogg School of Management

 

Introduction by Matthew Richardson, NYU Stern School of Business

 

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

Vivek Rajvanshi, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta