Topic
IIM Calcutta-NYU Stern India Research Conference on Zoom
Date & Time
Friday, October 9, 2026
8:00 AM to 12:00 PM New York Time / 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM India Time
Organizers
Kose John and Samit Paul
Hosts
The Financial Research and Trading Laboratory, IIM Calcutta
Center for Global Economy and Business, NYU Stern
Keynote Speaker
Viral V. Acharya, C.V. Starr Professor of Economics, NYU Stern School
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 EDT/5:30 PM IST Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Kose John, NYU Stern School of Business
8:10 AM EDT/5:40 PM IST Research Paper Session |
Moderator: David Yermack, NYU Stern School of Business
Do Deposits Leave the Bank? Household Heterogeneity and the Deposit Channel of Monetary Policy
Sargam Gupta, IGIDR
Subhadeep Halder, ISI-Delhi and` NYU-Abu Dhabi
Discussant: Fernando Cirelli, Columbia University
The Buy Now Pay Later Divide: Merchant Heterogeneity and Market Structure
Shashwat Alok, Indian School of Business
Pulak Ghosh, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Ankit Kalda, Indiana University
Chirasree Mitra, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Discussant: Benedict Guttman-Kenney, Rice University
9:20 AM EDT/6:50 PM IST Break
9:30 AM EDT/7:00 PM IST Research Paper Session II
Moderator: Venky Venkateswaran, NYU Stern School of Business
Informational Advantage of the Wealthy
Sumit Agarwal, National University of Singapore
Longwei Cheng, National University of Singapore
Pulak Ghosh, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Poorya Kabir, National University of Singapore
Discussant: Yakov Amihud, NYU Stern School of Business
Do Lenders Help Each Other Hide Losses? Evidence of Cross-Evergreening
Navya Choudhary, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
Nitin Vishen, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
Discussant: Nirupama Kulkarni, CAFRAL Research Department
10:40 AM EDT/8:10 PM IST Break
10:50 AM EDT/8:20 PM IST Keynote Speech: Viral V. Acharya, C.V. Starr Professor of Economics, NYU Stern School of Business
Introduction by Kose John
11:55 AM EDT/9:25 PM IST Closing Remarks
Samit Paul, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta