Agenda

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE FOR 2024

10th December '24
Tuesday

10th Dec '24 | 18:00-18:15

Opening the 15th EMC
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10th Dec '24 | 18:15-19:15

Talk

EMC Inaugural Lecture: End of history to hell in a handbasket: How did we get here?
Speaker :
Lant PritchettLabor Mobility Partnerships (LaMP)
Chairperson :
Pradeep YadavThe University of Oklahoma

10th Dec '24 | 19:15-21:00

Break

Dinner
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11th December '24
Wednesday

11th Dec '24 | 08:30-09:00

Registration
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11th Dec '24 | 09:00-10:10

Panel Discussion

The future of trade, investment and globalisation; the future of the India-US relationship; Known knowns, known unknowns and the unknown unknowns
Chairperson :
Yesha YadavVanderbilt Law School
Panelists :
Daniel RothschildRonald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute
Ajay ShahXKDR Forum

11th Dec '24 | 10:10-10:55

Paper

Employer WARN–ing: Mandatory Advance Disclosure of Employment Loss and Corporate Innova- tion
By Author :
Vishal P. BaloriaUniversity of Connecticut
Speaker :
Vishal P. BaloriaUniversity of Connecticut
Discussant(s) :

11th Dec '24 | 10:55-11:10

Break

Break
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11th Dec '24 | 11:10-11:55

Paper

Out with the Old in with the New? The Indian Public Sector’s Role in the Energy Transition
By Author :
Rohit ChandraIIT Delhi
Speaker :
Rohit ChandraIIT Delhi
Discussant(s) :
Abhas JhaWorld Bank

11th Dec '24 | 11:55-12:40

Paper

Environmental disclosure vs. Environmental performance: Do political connections play a role in developing countries
By Author :
Nirosha WellalageThe University of South Australia
Speaker :
Nirosha WellalageThe University of South Australia
Discussant(s) :
Piyush PandeyIIT Bombay

11th Dec '24 | 12:40-14:00

Break

Lunch
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11th Dec '24 | 14:00-14:45

Paper

Banking on Deposits: Can Deposits Drive Risk-Free Maturity Transformation?
By Author :
Speaker :
Discussant(s) :
Harsh VardhanIndependent Advisor

11th Dec '24 | 14:45-15:30

Talk

Beyond Banks: Technology, Regulation, and the Future of Money
Speaker :
Dan AwreyCornell Law School
Discussant(s) :
Bhargavi Zaveri-ShahNational University of Singapore

11th Dec '24 | 15:30-15:45

Break

Break
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11th Dec '24 | 15:45-16:55

Panel Discussion

Novel estimation methods of local area economic activity and growth
Speaker :
Ayush PatnaikXKDR Forum
Chairperson :
Praveen KhanghtaThe Convergence Foundation
Panelists :
Sourish DasChennai Mathematical Institute
Murugan VasudevanVeddis Foundation
12th December '24
Thursday

12th Dec '24 | 08:30-09:00

Registration
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12th Dec '24 | 09:00-10:15

Panel Discussion

Rethinking the administrative state
Speaker :
Judge Kent A. JordanVanderbilt Law School
Chairperson :
Renuka SaneTrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation
Panelists :
Anirudh BurmanCarnegie India
Judge Kent A. JordanVanderbilt Law School
K.P. KrishnanAshoka University

12th Dec '24 | 10:15-11:00

Talk

The future of the U.S. administrative state after January 2025
Speaker :
Edward L. RubinVanderbilt Law School
Chairperson :
Yesha YadavVanderbilt Law School

12th Dec '24 | 11:00-11:15

Break

Break
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12th Dec '24 | 11:15-12:00

Paper

Balancing Power and Accountability: An evaluation of SEBIs Adjudication of Insider Trading
By Author :
Natasha AggarwalTrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation
Amol KulkarniTrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation
Sonam PatelTrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation
Bhavin PatelTrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation
Renuka SaneTrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation
Speaker :
Renuka SaneTrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation

12th Dec '24 | 12:00-12:10

Talk

Regulation in India: A book project
Speaker :
K.P. KrishnanAshoka University

12th Dec '24 | 12:10-13:30

Break

Lunch
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12th Dec '24 | 13:30-14:40

Panel Discussion

The Role of Data in Litigation: Moving from Anecdotes to Evidence
Speaker :
Siddarth RamanXKDR Forum
Panelists :
Jolly AbrahamTrue North
Anoj MenonDesai & Diwanji
Shruti RajagopalanMercatus Center

12th Dec '24 | 14:40-15:00

Break

Break
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12th Dec '24 | 15:00-15:45

Paper

Noisy Factors in Law
By Author :
Pat AkeyUniversity of Toronto
Adriana Z. RobertsonUniversity of Chicago Law School
Mikhail SimutinUniversity of Toronto
Speaker :
Adriana Z. RobertsonUniversity of Chicago Law School
Discussant(s) :

12th Dec '24 | 15:45-16:30

Paper

Animal spirits: Superstitious behavior by mutual fund managers
By Author :
Shenglan ChenZhejiang University of Technology
Jing LiInner Mongolia University of Finance and Economics
P. Raghavendra RauUniversity of Cambridge
Cheng YanUniversity of Essex
Speaker :
P. Raghavendra RauUniversity of Cambridge
Discussant(s) :
Manish SinghIIT Roorkee
13th December '24
Friday

13th Dec '24 | 08:30-09:00

Registration
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13th Dec '24 | 09:00-09:45

Talk

In conversation: Productivity and competitiveness of firms in India
Speaker :
Naushad ForbesForbes Marshall
Ajay ShahXKDR Forum

13th Dec '24 | 09:45-10:00

Break

Break
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13th Dec '24 | 10:00-10:45

Paper

Does Long-term Access to Microcredit Lead to Women Empowerment? Experimental and Quasi- experimental Evidence from India
By Author :
Niyati AgrawalDvara Research Foundation
Akarshik BanerjeeGeorge Washington University
Shagata MukherjeeAshoka University
Misha SharmaDvara Research Foundation
Speaker :
Misha SharmaDvara Research Foundation
Discussant(s) :
Tanika ChakrabortyIIM Calcutta

13th Dec '24 | 10:45-11:30

Paper

Does Lending Bank Undercapitalization Affect Borrowers’ Accounting Conservatism?
By Author :
Prateek NaharIIM Raipur
Speaker :
Prateek NaharIIM Raipur
Discussant(s) :
Indradeep GhoshDvara Research Foundation

13th Dec '24 | 11:30-12:40

Panel Discussion

Strategic thinking for Indian Public Finance
Speaker :
Panelists :
K.P. KrishnanAshoka University
M. Govinda RaoChairman, Karnataka Regional Imbalances Redressal Committee
Manish SinghIIT Roorkee

13th Dec '24 | 12:40-14:00

Break

Lunch
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Emerging Markets Conference