Emerging Markets Conference
Organised by Finance Research Group,
CFS - S.P.Jain Inst. of Management Research,
Vanderbilt Law
School
Dates: 14th - 18th December 2020. Conference 2020 is online.
EMC 2020 Best Discussants:
- Vimal Balasubramaniam, Queen Mary University of London
- Josh Felman, J. H. Consulting
- Abhishek Ganguly, Oklahoma University
- Pab Jotikasthira, Cox School of Business
- Prasanna Tantri, Indian School of Business
Program Committee
- Vimal BBalasubramaniam, Queen Mary University of London
- Kose John, NYU Stern School
- Pab Jotikasthira, Cox School of Business
- N. Prabhala, Johns Hopkins University
- Prasanna Tantri, Indian School of Business
- Rambhadran Thirumalai, Indian School of Business
- Renuka Sane, NIPFP
- Ajay Shah, Economist
- Vidhu Shekhar, SPJIMR
- Pradeep Yadav, Oklahoma University
- Yesha Yadav, Vanderbilt Law School
- Harsh Vardhan, SPJIMR
14th December 2020
| 16:45-18:00 | Inaugural Session Government contracting: a key barrier for state capacity [Video] Sudha Krishnan, DAE (Retired) R. A. Mashelkar, CSIR (Retired) Shailesh Pathak, L&T Infrastructure Ajay Shah, Economist (Moderator) |
| 18:00-18:15 | Introductions |
| 18:15-20:00 Enthusiast: Chairperson: |
Session I : Securities Markets Pradeep Yadav, Oklahoma University Vikas Raman, Lancaster University Rules vs. discretion in market surveillance:evidence from India [Paper][Presentation] [Video] Nidhi Aggarwal, IIM, Udaipur, Surbhi Bhatia, MINT and Bhargavi Zaveri, Finance Research Group, CMI Discussant: Samir Shah, Dvara Trust Trading Volume and Dispersion of Signals [Paper][Presentation] [Video] Nikhil Vidhani, IIM, Bangalore Discussant: Prasanna Tantri, Indian School of Business Sensationalism in Online News Gunchang Kim, Rutgers University Discussant: Ram Thirumalai, Indian School of Business [Presentation] |
| 20:00-20:15 | Break |
| 20:15-21:15 Moderator: Panelists: |
Panel: Emerging Issues in Active and Passive Fund Structures [Video] Pradeep Yadav, Oklahoma University Kumar Venkatraman, Southern Methodist University Jonathan Brogaard, University of Utah [Presentation] Marcin Kacperczyk , Imperial College Sanjiv Shah, Fintech Entrepreneur |
15th December 2020
| 18:00-18:15 | Opening with Introductions |
| 18:15-20:00 Enthusiast: |
Session II : Firm Finance Yesha Yadav, Vanderbilt Law School The impact of the Shanghai V Hong Kong stock market connection on corporate innovation: Evidence from mainland China Guanming He, Durham University Discussant: Abhishek Ganguly, Oklahoma University Founding Family Heritage, Social Background and Risk Taking by Family Firms Rama Seth, Copenhagen Business School, Ankit Singhal and Vishwanath S R, Shiv Nadar University [Paper][Presentation] [Video] Discussant: Srivatsan Rajan, Bain & Company Cross-Border Private Equity and Valuation Effects [Paper][Presentation] Sharjil Haque, UNC Discussant: Brian Broughman, Vanderbilt Law School [Presentation] |
| 20:00-20:15 | Break |
| 20:15-21:15 Moderator: Panelists: |
Panel: Innovating in (and around) Governance in International Capital Markets [Video] Yesha Yadav, Vanderbilt University Jesse Fried, Harvard Law School [Presentation] Kose John, NYU Stern School of Business Brian Broughman, Vanderbilt Law School |
16th December 2020
| 18:00-18:15 | Opening with Introductions |
| 18:15-20:00 Enthusiast: |
Session III : Household Finance Geetika Palta, Misha Sharma and Monami Dasgupta, FRG and Dvara Research Know Thyself: Free credit reports and the retail mortgage market [Paper][Presentation] [Video] Amit Kumar, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Discussant: Vimal Balasubramaniam, Queen Mary University of London [Presentation] Microfinance regulation: investigating the interplay between interest rate caps and competition in a financial inclusion context [Presentation] [Video] Tristan Caballero-Montes, University of Mons Discussant: Misha Sharma, Dvara Research Foundation [Presentation] Grievance Redress by Courts in Consumer Finance Disputes [Paper][Presentation] [Video] Karan Gulati and Renuka Sane, NIPFP Discussant: Adam Fiebelman, Tulane University |
| 20:00-20:15 | Break |
| 20:15-21:15 Moderator: Panelist: |
Panel: Doing Better on Measuring Financial Inclusion [Video] Susan Thomas, Economist Greta Bull, CGAP Kshama Fernandes, Northern Arc Capital Elisabeth Rhyne, ex MD, Centre for Financial Inclusion [Presentation] |
17th December 2020
| 18:00-18:15 | Opening with Introductions |
| 18:15-20:00 Enthusiast: |
Session IV : Macro and International Finance Adam Fiebelman, Tulane University Does Inflation Targeting Help Information Transmission? [Paper][Presentation] [Video] Satadru Das, RBI, Jay Surti, IMF and Shekhar Tomar, ISB Discussant: Vimal Balasubramaniam, Queen Mary University of London [Presentation] Capital account liberalisation in India: An analysis of onshore-offshore arbitrage [Presentation] [Video] Nidhi Aggarwal, IIM, Udaipur, Sanchit Arora, E&Y Discussant: Josh Felman, J. H. Consulting [Presentation] Currency Anomalies [Paper] Sohnke M. Bartram, University of Warwick, Leslie Djuranovik, Bank Indonesia and Anthony Garratt, University of Warwick Discussant: Pab Jotikasthira, Cox School of Business |
| 20:00-20:15 | Break |
| 20:15-21:15 Moderator: Panelists: |
Panel: New perspectives on law and macroeconomics [Video] Adam Feibelman, Tulane University Ajay Shah, Economist K. P. Krishnan, NCAER Sean Hagan, Georgetown Law Anna Gelpern, Georgetown Law |
18th December 2020
| 18:00-18:15 | Opening and Introductions |
| 18:15-20:00 Enthusiast: |
Session V : Financial Market Intermediaries Harsh Vardhan, SPJIMR Are more productive banks always better? Harsh Vardhan, SP Jain Institute of Management & Research Discussant: Shekhar Hari Kumar, The Graduate Institute (IHEID) Risky business: Corporate governance in Indian banks [Presentation] Aakriti Mathur, The Graduate Institute (IHEID) Discussant: Anjali Sharma, FPM scholar at SPJIMR Banking Networks, Systemic Risk, and the Credit Cycle in Emerging Markets [Paper] [Video] Sanjiv R. Das, Santa Clara University, Madhu Kalimipalli and Subhankar Nayak, Wilfrid Laurier University Discussant: Bhavyaa Sharma, UC Santa Cruz [Presentation] |
| 20:00-20:15 | Break |
| 20:15-21:15 Moderator: |
Panel: Getting banks out of their blue (lending) funk: can ownership changes help? [Video] Harsh Vardhan, SPJIMR Jahangir Aziz, JP Morgan Rajiv Lall, IDFC Institute Ajit Ranade, Aditya Birla Group Josh Felman, J. H. Consulting |
Note: Confirmed speakers at the conference are marked in boldface.
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