CAFRAL Annual Conference: The Financial System and Macroeconomy in Emerging Economies

Research Event,
Monday, December 11, 2023 to Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala, India
Academic researchers in economics, finance, and related areas. Economists at policy making institutions, financial institutions, and regulatory organizations. Bankers and Central Bankers

 

9.00 am:

Registration and welcome

9.15 am:

Opening remarks by Director, CAFRAL (Mr. Kanungo)

9.30 am:

Keynote talk: “Capital Accumulation and Market Monitoring in India: Opportunities and Challenges” by Prof. Amil Dasgupta, London School of Economics

Introduction: Indrani Banerjee (CAFRAL)

10.30 am:

Coffee break

10.45 am:

“Desperate Capital Breeds Productivity Loss: Evidence From Public Pension Investments In Private Equity” by Vrinda Mittal (University of North Carolina)

 

Discussion – Shashwat Alok (Indian School of Business)

11.45 am:

“Regulation-Induced CSR” by Vidhi Chhaochharia (University of Miami); Rik Sen (University of Georgia); Jing Xu (University of Technology, Sydney)

 

Discussion – Anisha Sharma (Ashoka University)

 

Session Chair: Kaushalendra Kishore (CAFRAL)

12.45 pm:

Lunch

2.00 pm:

The Indian Banking Recapitalization Saga by Prasenjit Chakrabarti (IIM Ranchi); Sudipta Sen (O. P. Jindal Global University)

 

Discussion – Prasanna Tantri (Indian School of Business)

 

Session Chair: Sankalp Mathur (CAFRAL)

3.00 pm:

Coffee break

3.15 pm:

“Food, Fuel, and Facts: Distributional Effects of External Shocks” by Saroj Bhattarai (UT Austin); Arpita Chatterjee (IIM Bangalore and UNSW); Gautham Udupa (CAFRAL)

 

Discussion – Sanjay Singh (San Francisco Fed and UC Davis)

4.15 pm:

“Fiscal Dominance And The Optimal Maturity Structure Of Sovereign Debt” by Piyali Das (NIPFP); Chetan Ghate (ISI Delhi and IEG); Subhadeep Halder (ISI Delhi)

 

Discussion – G.V. Nadhanael (Reserve Bank of India)

 

Session Chair: Yogeshwar Bharat (CAFRAL)

Conference Dinner at 6.30pm (Agora Hall)

Tuesday, December 12

9.30 am:

Keynote talk: “Heterogeneity in the Credit Card Market” by Dr. Satyajit Chatterjee, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Introduction: Nirupama Kulkarni (CAFRAL)

10.30 am:

Coffee break

10.45 am:

“Intangible Capital And Shadow Financing” by Radek Paluszynski (University of Houston); Hyunju Lee (University of Houston)

 

Discussion – Apoorv Gupta (Dartmouth)

11.45 am:

“Sentiment Channel of Monetary Policy” by Pratiti Chatterjee (University of New South Wales)

 

Discussion – Chetan Subramanian (IIM Bangalore)

 

Session Chair: Nirvana Mitra (CAFRAL)

12.45 pm:

Lunch

2.00 pm:

“The Role Of Industrial Composition In Driving The Frequency Of Price Change” by Christopher D. Cotton (Boston Fed); Vaishali Garga (Boston Fed)

 

Discussion – Shekhar Tomar (Indian School of Business)

3.00 pm:

“Monitoring With Small Stakes” by Sheila Jiang (University of Florida); Shohini Kundu (UCLA); Douglas Xu (University of Florida)

 

Discussion – Kaushalendra Kishore (CAFRAL)

 

Session Chair: Vidhya Soundararajan (CAFRAL)

4.00 pm

Thanks and adjourn


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