# IIM Calcutta-NYU Stern India Research Conference

Friday, October 6, 2023 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM  Virtual via Zoom **The**

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

[**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**
[**Ravi Jagannathan**](http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/directory/jagannathan_ravi.aspx)**,** CME Group/John F. Sandner Chair of Finance

Northwestern Kellogg School of Management

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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: [****Jennifer Carpenter****](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/jennifer-carpenter), NYU Stern School of Business
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> ****Can Cashless Payments Spur Economic Growth?****
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> Tamanna Singh Dubey, U Michigan Ross School of Business
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> [****Amiyatosh Purnanandam****](https://michiganross.umich.edu/faculty-research/faculty/amiyatosh-purnanandam), U Michigan Ross School of Business
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> Discussant: [**Nagpurnanand Prabhala**](https://carey.jhu.edu/faculty/faculty-directory/nagpurnanand-prabhala), JHU Carey Business School
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> ****Inflation Expectation and Cryptocurrency Investment****
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> Lin William Cong, Cornell U Johnson Graduate School of Management
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> Pulak Ghosh, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
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> [****Jiasun Li****](https://www.gmu.edu/profiles/jli29), George Mason U School of Business
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> Qihong Ruan, Cornell U Department of Economics
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> Discussant: [**Donghwa Shin**](https://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/faculty/directory/donghwa-shin/), UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
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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****](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/vaidyanathan-venkateswaran), NYU Stern School of Business
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> ****Does an Exclusive Relationship with Government Banks Matter During Climate Shocks?****
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> [****Harish Kamal****](https://www.iimcal.ac.in/programs/doctoral/current-students), Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
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> Samit Paul, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
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> Avijit Bansal, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
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> Discussant: [**Prasanna Tantri**](https://www.isb.edu/en/research-thought-leadership/faculty/faculty-directory/prasanna-tantri.html), Indian School of Business
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> ****Creditor Rights and Legal Transaction Costs****
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> [****Dhruv Aggarwal****](https://www.law.northwestern.edu/faculty/profiles/dhruvaggarwal/), Northwestern U Pritzker School of Law
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> Discussant: [**Gunjan Seth**](https://www.marshall.usc.edu/personnel/gunjan-seth), USC Marshall School of Business
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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 Speech****
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> [****Ravi Jagannathan****](http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/directory/jagannathan_ravi.aspx), CME Group/John F. Sandner Chair of Finance, Northwestern Kellogg School of Management
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> Introduction by [****Matthew Richardson****](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/matthew-richardson), NYU Stern School of Business
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> 11:55 AM EDT/9:25 PM IST - ****Closing Remarks****
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> [****Vivek Rajvanshi****](https://www.iimcal.ac.in/users/vivekr), 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)