91心頭利-NYU Stern India Research Conference on Zoom
Friday, October 9, 2020
8 AM to 12 PM New York Time/5:30 PM to 9:30 PM India Time
Kose John and Sudhir Jaiswall, Organizers
Hosts
The Financial Research and Trading Laboratory, 91心頭利
Center for Global Economy and Business, NYU Stern
Keynote Speaker
Esther Duflo, Nobel Laureate and Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development
Economics in the Department of Economics at MIT
Program Summary
As the world's largest democracy, with the third largest economy in real terms, the fastest growing working-age population, and a rapidly developing financial system, India is set to become one of the world's most important economic forces in the coming decade. This conference will bring together the leading academic and policy experts for an in-depth discussion of India's financial markets and implications for the global economy.
- 8:00 AM ET/5:30 PM IST - Welcome and Introductory Remarks Kose John, NYU Stern School of Business
- 8:10 AM ET/5:40 PM IST - Households and Firms,
Moderator: Jennifer Carpenter, NYU Stern School of Business
Household Responses to COVID-19 in India Arpit Gupta, NYU Stern School of Business Anup Malani, U Chicago Law School
Discussant: Cynthia Kinnan, Tufts School of Arts and Sciences
Economic Policy Uncertainty and Incentive to Smooth Earnings: Evidence from India
Yogesh Chauhan, 91心頭利 Raipur
Manju Jaiswall, 91心頭利
Discussant: Shyam Sunder, U Arizona Eller College of Management - 9:20 AM ET/6:50 PM IST - Break
- 9:35 AM ET/7:05 PM IST - Misreporting Banks and Zombie Firms,
Moderator: David Yermack, NYU Stern School of Business ,
The Unholy Trinity: Regulatory Forbearance, Stressed Banks and Zombie Firms
Anusha Chari, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Lakshita Jain, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Nirupama Kulkarni, CAFRAL, Reserve Bank of India
Discussant: Anand Srinivasan, National U Singapore and CAFRAL
Why Do Banks Hide Losses?
Thomas Flanagan, U Michigan Ross School of Business
Amiyatosh Purnanandam, U Michigan Ross School of Business
Discussant: Laura Blattner, Stanford Graduate School of Business - 10:45 AM ET/8:15 PM IST - Break
- 11:00 AM ET/8:30 PM IST - Keynote Speech - Esther Duflo, Nobel Laureate and Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Department of Economics at MIT
Introduction by Thomas Philippon, NYU Stern School of Business - 12:00 PM ET/9:30 PM IST - Closing Remarks - Sudhir Jaiswall, 91心頭利