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2025 Sessions

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE FOR 2025

Dan Awrey

Cornell Law School

Vimal Balasubramaniam

Queen Mary University of London

Bidisha Chakrabarty

Saint Louis University

Tanika Chakraborty

IIM Calcutta

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 Kalyanaraman,Anusandhan National Research Foundation
Chairperson :
Rajeeva Karandikar,Chennai Mathematical Institute

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

Break

Dinner
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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
Speaker :
Renuka Sane,TrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation
Discussant(s) :
Ajay Shah,XKDR Forum

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

Paper

Shedding light on the Russia-Ukraine War
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Speaker :
Ayush Patnaik,XKDR Forum
Discussant(s) :
Pranay Kotasthane,Takshashila 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
Speaker :
Anshuman Tiwari,Energy Policy Institute at University of Chicago
Discussant(s) :
Swarnodeep Homroy,University of Groningen

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

Panel Discussion

Making Urban Planning Work in India
Panelists :
Anirudh Burman,XKDR Forum
Bimal Patel,HCP Design, Planning and Management Pvt. Ltd.
Vidyadhar Phatak,Former Principal Chief, Town and Country Planning Division, MMRDA
Suyash Rai,CEPT 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 Karandikar,Chennai Mathematical Institute

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

Talk

Firm sophistication: A Law firm story
Speaker :
Akshay Jaitly,TrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation and Trilegal
Chairperson :
Sudhir Krishnaswamy,National 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?
Speaker :
Swarnodeep Homroy,University of Groningen
Discussant(s) :
Kumar Venkataraman,SMU Cox School of Business

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

Talk

Capable ministries of finance: Why and how
Speaker :
Philipp Krause,Global Public Finance Lab
Chairperson :
K.P. Krishnan,Ashoka University

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 Agarwal,Independent Advisor
Panelists :
Neeraj Gambhir,Axis Bank
Akshay Jaitly,TrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation and Trilegal
Ajit Ranade,Economist
M.S. Sahoo,Dr. Sahoo Regulatory Chambers
Harsh Vardhan,XKDR Forum

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

Paper

Contagion effects of equity financing announcements within business groups
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Speaker :
Sanchit Jain,Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Discussant(s) :
Prabesh Luitel,Lille 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
Speaker :
Nishant Vats,Washington University
Discussant(s) :
Harsh Vardhan,XKDR Forum

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

Paper

Firm Market Power Channel of Monetary Policy Transmission
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Speaker :
Nishant Kashyap,Indian School of Business
Discussant(s) :
Manish Singh,IIT 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
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Speaker :
Vimal Balasubramaniam,Queen Mary University of London
Discussant(s) :
Arbind Modi,Former Ministry of Finance, Government of India

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

Paper

A circular model for credit risk contagion
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Speaker :
Prabesh Luitel,Lille Economie Management
Discussant(s) :
Vimal Balasubramaniam,Queen 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
Panelists :
K.P. Krishnan,Ashoka University
Praveen Pardeshi,MITRA
Ajay Shah,XKDR Forum

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

Panel Discussion

Rethinking the financing of city governments
Panelists :
Anirudh Burman,XKDR Forum
Pritika Hingorani,Artha Global
Prabhat Kumar,Janaagraha
Meera Mehta,Center for Water and Sanitation
Shekhar Singh,PCMC

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 Raman,XKDR Forum
Panelists :
Anand Desai,DSK Legal
Pramod Kabra,Pkeday Investment Office
Alok Prasanna Kumar,Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy
B.N. Srikrishna,Fmr Judge, Supreme Court

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

Paper

Can technology augment order writing capacity at regulators?
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Speaker :
Bhavin Patel,TrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation
Discussant(s) :
Pavithra Manivannan,XKDR Forum

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
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Speaker :
Kumar Venkataraman,SMU Cox School of Business
Discussant(s) :
Susan Thomas,XKDR Forum

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

Paper

Political Economy of Fiscal Discipline in India States
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Speaker :
Priya Kumari,Indian Institute of Management, Indore
Discussant(s) :
M. Govinda Rao,Chairman, Karnataka Regional Imbalances Redressal Committee

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

Paper

What comes after Judgement day?
Speaker :
Gokul Sunoj,XKDR Forum
Discussant(s) :
Pramod Rao,Prism
Yesha Yadav,Vanderbilt Law School

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

Break

Lunch
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