Agenda

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE FOR 2025

14th December '25
Sunday

14th Dec '25 | 11:00-16:30

Events On The Side

Rethinking the Indian Regulatory State
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14th Dec '25 | 18:00-18:15

Opening the 16th EMC
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14th Dec '25 | 18:15-19:15

Talk

New thinking on Indian innovation policy
Speaker :
Shivkumar KalyanaramanAnusandhan National Research Foundation
Chairperson :
Rajeeva KarandikarChennai Mathematical Institute

14th Dec '25 | 19:15-20:00

Break

Dinner
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15th December '25
Monday

15th Dec '25 | 08:30-09:00

Registration
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15th Dec '25 | 09:00-09:45

Paper

Evaluating India’s Energy Ambitions: Evidence from Electricity Generation Project-Level Data
By Author :
Upasa BorahTrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation
Akshay JaitlyTrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation and Trilegal
Renuka SaneTrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation
Read Paper
Speaker :
Renuka SaneTrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation
Discussant(s) :
Ajay ShahXKDR Forum

15th Dec '25 | 09:45-10:30

Paper

Shedding light on the Russia-Ukraine War
By Author :
Rounak HandeXKDR Forum
Ayush PatnaikXKDR Forum
Ajay ShahXKDR Forum
Susan ThomasXKDR Forum
Speaker :
Ayush PatnaikXKDR Forum
Discussant(s) :
Pranay KotasthaneTakshashila Institution

15th Dec '25 | 10:30-10:45

Break

Break
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15th Dec '25 | 10:45-11:30

Paper

The Urgency of Climate Action: Rapid and Sustained Cooling Reduces Global Inequity in Climate Impacts
By Author :
Tamma CarletonUniversity of California
Anshuman TiwariEnergy Policy Institute at University of Chicago
Speaker :
Anshuman TiwariEnergy Policy Institute at University of Chicago
Discussant(s) :
Swarnodeep HomroyUniversity of Groningen

15th Dec '25 | 11:30-12:40

Panel Discussion

Making Urban Planning Work in India
Panelists :
Anirudh BurmanXKDR Forum
Bimal PatelHCP Design, Planning and Management Pvt. Ltd.
Vidyadhar PhatakFormer Principal Chief, Town and Country Planning Division, MMRDA
Suyash RaiCEPT University

15th Dec '25 | 12:40-13:40

Break

Lunch
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15th Dec '25 | 13:40-14:25

Talk

The Official Indian Statistical System: Problems and Solutions
Speaker :
Rajeeva KarandikarChennai Mathematical Institute

15th Dec '25 | 14:25-15:10

Talk

Firm sophistication: A Law firm story
Speaker :
Akshay JaitlyTrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation and Trilegal
Chairperson :
Sudhir KrishnaswamyNational Law School of India University

15th Dec '25 | 15:10-15:25

Break

Break
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15th Dec '25 | 15:25-16:10

Paper

Green Washing in Supply Chains?
By Author :
Swarnodeep HomroyUniversity of Groningen
Asad RaufUniversity of Groningen
Speaker :
Swarnodeep HomroyUniversity of Groningen
Discussant(s) :
Kumar VenkataramanSMU Cox School of Business

15th Dec '25 | 16:10-16:55

Talk

Capable ministries of finance: Why and how
Speaker :
Philipp KrauseGlobal Public Finance Lab
Chairperson :
K.P. KrishnanFormer Civil Servant
16th December '25
Tuesday

16th Dec '25 | 08:30-09:00

Registration
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16th Dec '25 | 09:00-10:10

Panel Discussion

Unlocking economic growth: Embracing Global Capital Flows
Chairperson :
Amrita AgarwalIndependent Advisor
Panelists :
Akshay JaitlyTrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation and Trilegal
Ajit RanadeEconomist
M.S. SahooDr. Sahoo Regulatory Chambers
Harsh VardhanXKDR Forum

16th Dec '25 | 10:10-10:55

Paper

Contagion effects of equity financing announcements within business groups
By Author :
Douglas CummingFlorida Atlantic University
Sanchit JainIndian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Varun JindalIndian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Read Paper
Speaker :
Sanchit JainIndian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Discussant(s) :
Prabesh LuitelLille Economie Management

16th Dec '25 | 10:55-11:05

Break

Break
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16th Dec '25 | 11:05-11:50

Paper

Household Portfolio and Deposit Insurance: Implications for the Supply of Safe Assets
By Author :
Pulak GhoshIndian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Nicola LimodioBocconi University
Nishant VatsWashington University
Speaker :
Nishant VatsWashington University
Discussant(s) :
Harsh VardhanXKDR Forum

16th Dec '25 | 11:50-12:35

Paper

Firm Market Power Channel of Monetary Policy Transmission
By Author :
Nishant KashyapIndian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Prasanna TantriIndian School of Business
Speaker :
Nishant KashyapIndian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Discussant(s) :
Manish SinghIIT Roorkee

16th Dec '25 | 12:35-13:35

Break

Lunch
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16th Dec '25 | 13:35-14:20

Paper

Optimal Tax Policy with Misreporting: Theory, and Evidence from Real Estate
By Author :
Santosh AnagolUniversity of Pennsylvania
Vimal BalasubramaniamQueen Mary University of London
Benjamin LockwoodUniversity of Pennsylvania
Tarun RamadoraiImperial College London
Antoine UettwillerQueen Mary University of London
Speaker :
Vimal BalasubramaniamQueen Mary University of London
Discussant(s) :
Arbind ModiFormer Ministry of Finance, Government of India

16th Dec '25 | 14:20-15:05

Paper

A circular model for credit risk contagion
By Author :
Oskar KowalewskiLille Economie Management
Prabesh LuitelLille Economie Management
Mike MariathasandLille Economie Management
Read Paper
Speaker :
Prabesh LuitelLille Economie Management
Discussant(s) :
Vimal BalasubramaniamQueen Mary University of London

16th Dec '25 | 15:05-15:15

Break

Break
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16th Dec '25 | 15:15-16:00

Panel Discussion

Economic growth strategy: Karnataka and Maharashtra
Chairperson :
Panelists :
K.P. KrishnanFormer Civil Servant
Ajay ShahXKDR Forum

16th Dec '25 | 16:00-17:10

Panel Discussion

Rethinking the financing of city governments
Panelists :
Anirudh BurmanXKDR Forum
Pritika HingoraniArtha Global
Prabhat KumarJanaagraha
Meera MehtaCenter for Water and Sanitation
17th December '25
Wednesday

17th Dec '25 | 08:30-09:00

Registration
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17th Dec '25 | 09:00-10:10

Panel Discussion

Judge Effectiveness in India
Chairperson :
Siddarth RamanXKDR Forum
Panelists :
Anand DesaiDSK Legal
Pramod KabraPkeday Investment Office
Alok Prasanna KumarVidhi Centre for Legal Policy
B.N. SrikrishnaFormer Judge, Supreme Court of India

17th Dec '25 | 10:10-10:55

Paper

Can technology augment order writing capacity at regulators?
By Author :
Natasha AggarwalTrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation
Satyavrat BondreDono Consulting
Amrutha DesikanTrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation
Bhavin PatelTrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation
Dipyaman SanyalDono Consulting
Read Paper
Speaker :
Bhavin PatelTrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation
Discussant(s) :

17th Dec '25 | 10:55-11:15

Break

Break
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17th Dec '25 | 11:15-12:00

Paper

Illiquidity Meets Intelligence: AI-Driven Price Discovery in Corporate Bonds
By Author :
Stacey JacobsenSouthern Methodist University
Kumar VenkataramanSMU Cox School of Business
David XuSouthern Methodist University
Speaker :
Kumar VenkataramanSMU Cox School of Business
Discussant(s) :
Susan ThomasXKDR Forum

17th Dec '25 | 12:00-12:45

Paper

Political Economy of Fiscal Discipline in India States
By Author :
Priya KumariIndian Institute of Management, Indore
Speaker :
Priya KumariIndian Institute of Management, Indore
Discussant(s) :
Manish SinghIIT Roorkee

17th Dec '25 | 12:45-13:30

Paper

What comes after Judgement day?
By Author :
Gokul SunojXKDR Forum
Bhargavi Zaveri-ShahThe Professeer
Speaker :
Gokul SunojXKDR Forum
Discussant(s) :
Yesha YadavVanderbilt Law School

17th Dec '25 | 13:30-14:30

Break

Lunch
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Emerging Markets Conference