Awards

Our discussants at EMC make the discourse every year more informative, lively and engaging! In acknowledgement of their zest, we are happy to announce EMC best discussant award.This award is given to the discussant who is voted by the audience and by the program committee as having added the most value to the idea or the execution of the paper, and helped us understand the research question better.

2025’S Best Discussant winners

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Pranay Kotasthane

Takshashila Institution

Best Discussant

15th December '25

Shedding light on the Russia-Ukraine War

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Ajay Shah

XKDR Forum

Runner Up

15th December '25

Evaluating India’s Energy Ambitions: Evidence from Electricity Generation Project-Level Data

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Arbind Modi

Former Ministry of Finance, Government of India

Best Discussant

16th December '25

Optimal Tax Policy with Misreporting: Theory, and Evidence from Real Estate

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Harsh Vardhan

XKDR Forum

Runner Up

16th December '25

Household Portfolio and Deposit Insurance: Implications for the Supply of Safe Assets

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Susan Thomas

XKDR Forum

Best Discussant

17th December '25

Illiquidity Meets Intelligence: AI-Driven Price Discovery in Corporate Bonds

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Manish Singh

IIT Roorkee

Runner Up

17th December '25

Political Economy of Fiscal Discipline in India States

Emerging Markets Conference