# IIM Calcutta-NYU Stern India Research Conference

Friday, October 4, 2024 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM  Virtual via Zoom

**The**

**IIM** **Calcutta****-NYU Stern**
**I****ndia Research Conference**

****Friday, October 4,** **2024****
8:00 AM to 12:00 PM New York Time / 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM India Time

[**Kose John**](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/kose-john) **and** [**Vivek Rajvanshi**](https://www.iimcal.ac.in/users/vivekr)**,** **Organizers**

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

**Keynote Speaker**
**Tarun Ramadori,** Professor of Financial Economics at Imperial College, London; Editor of the Review of Financial Studies

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****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****
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> ****Kose John****, NYU Stern School of Business

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> 8:10 AM EDT/5:40 PM IST - ****Research Paper Session I****
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> Moderator: **David Yermack**, NYU Stern School of Business
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> ****Rural Roads, Small Business Creation, and the Gender-Gap in Entrepreneurship****
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> Sumit Agarwal, National University of Singapore
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> Pulak Ghosh, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
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> Abhiroop Mukherjee, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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> S. Lakshmi Naaraayanan, London Business School
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> Discussant: Ramana Nanda, Imperial College, London
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> ****Demographics and Technology Diffusion: Evidence from Mobile Payments****
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> Nicolas Crouzet, Northwestern University
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> Pulak Ghosh, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
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> Apoorv Gupta, Dartmouth College
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> Filippo Mezzanotti, Northwestern University
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> Discussant: Sergey Sarkisyan, Ohio State University
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> 9:20 AM EDT/6:50 PM IST - ****Break****
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> 9:30 AM EDT/7:00 PM IST - ****Research Paper Session II****
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> Moderator: ****Venky Venkateswaran****, NYU Stern School of Business
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> ****How Does Bank Lending to Non-Banks Affect Credit Allocation and Systemic Risk?****
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> Abhishek Bhardwaj, Tulane University
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> Apoorva Javadekar, Indian School of Business
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> Discussant: Franz Hinzen, Dartmouth College
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> ****Financial Repression, Deposit Rate Deregulation, and Bank Market Power****
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> Yogeshwar Bharat, CAFRAL, Research Department, Reserve Bank of India
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> Subhadeep Halder, Indian Statistical Institute
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> Nirupama Kulkarni, CAFRAL, Research Department, Reserve Bank of India
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> Discussant: Olivier Wang, New York University
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> 10:40 AM EDT/8:10 PM IST - ****Break****
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> 10:50 PM EDT/8:20 PM IST - ****Keynote Speaker****
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> ****Tarun Ramadorai****, Professor of Financial Economics at Imperial College, London; Editor of the Review of Financial Studies
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> 11:55 AM EDT/9:25 PM IST - ****Closing Remarks****
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> ****Vivek Rajvanshi****, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

**Sponsors**

[****The Financial Research and Trading Laboratory,** **Indian** **Institute** **of** **Management****,** **Calcutta****](https://www.iimcal.ac.in/faculty/centers-of-excellence/finance-lab)

[**NY****U Stern** **Center for Global Economy and Business**](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/global-economy-business)