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 Programme at Glance

12th December 2024

Morning Session
9.15 am to 9.30 am Inaugural Session
9.30 am to 11.00 am Plenary Talk Prof. Rohini Pande
11.00 am to 11.30 am Tea
11.30 am to 1.00 pm Parallel Sessions
1.00 pm to 2.00 pm Lunch
Afternoon Session
2.00 pm to 3.30 pm Plenary Talk Prof. Rohini Pande
3.30 pm to 4.00 pm Tea
4.00 pm to 5.00 pm Special Lecture Prof. Julia Cagé
5.00 pm to 6.30 pm Parallel Sessions

13th December 2024

Morning Session
9.15 am to 9.30 am Welcome Session
9.30 am to 11.00 am Plenary Talk Prof. Arvind Panagariya
11.00 am to 11.30 am Tea
11.30 am to 1.00 pm Plenary Talk Prof. Samuel Kortum
1.00 pm to 2.00 pm Lunch
Afternoon Session
2.00 pm to 3.30 pm Plenary Talk Prof. Samuel Kortum
3.30 pm to 4.00 pm Tea
4.00 pm to 6.00 pm Parallel Sessions

14th December 2024

Morning Session
9.15 am to 9.30 am Welcome Session
9.30 am to 11.00 am Plenary Talk Prof. Thomas Piketty
11.00 am to 11.30 am Tea
11.30 am to 1.00 pm Parallel Sessions
1.00 pm to 2.00 pm Lunch
Afternoon Session
2.00 pm to 3.30 pm Plenary Talk Prof. Thomas Piketty
3.30 pm to 4.00 pm Tea
4.00 pm to 5.30 pm Parallel Sessions
5.30 pm to 6.00 pm Valedictory Session and Best Paper Award
7.00 pm Onward Conference Dinner

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 Plenary Talks

12th December 2024

Venue: Vivekananda Hall Time: 9.30 AM to 11.00 AM

Plenary Session 1
Speaker: Prof. Rohini Pande (Yale University)
Title: Gender Norms and Economic Incentives: In the workplace and in the household
Venue: Vivekananda Hall Time: 2.00 PM to 3.00 PM
Plenary Session 2
Speaker: Prof. Rohini Pande (Yale University)
Title: Gender Norms and Economic Incentives: In the workplace and in the household
Venue: Vivekananda Hall Time: 4.00 PM to 5.00 PM
Special Lecture
Speaker: Prof. Julia Cage (Sciences Po Paris)
Title: The Far-Right Donation Gap

13th December 2024

Venue: Vivekananda Hall Time: 9.30 AM to 11.00 AM

Plenary Session 3
Speaker: Prof. Arvind Panagariya (Columbia University)
Title: Nehru Development Model: History and Its Lasting Impact
Venue: Vivekananda Hall Time: 11.30 AM to 1.00 PM
Plenary Session 4
Speaker: Prof. Samuel Kortum (Yale University)
Title: Technology and the Global Economy
Venue: Vivekananda Hall Time: 2.00 PM to 3.30 PM
Plenary Session 5
Speaker: Prof. Samuel Kortum (Yale University)
Title: Regional Carbon Policy in a Global Economy

14th December 2024

Venue: Vivekananda Hall Time: 9.30 AM to 11.00 AM

Plenary Session 6
Speaker: Prof. Thomas Piketty (Paris School of Economics)
Title: Global Inequality and Redistribution: A Comparative & Historical Perspective
Venue: Vivekananda Hall Time: 2.00 PM to 3.00 PM
Plenary Session 7
Speaker: Prof. Thomas Piketty (Paris School of Economics)
Title: Global Inequality and Redistribution: Education, Reparations & Political Cleavages

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 Parallel Sessions

Date: 12/12/24
Time: 11.30 AM to 1.00 PM

Session: Microeconomics 1 Venue: 205

Individuals' Social Concern, Externalities, Monopoly Equilibrium, and First-Best Public Policy: Voluntary Vaccination.
Presenter: Sumana Kundu (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai)
Newspaper Market: Impact of advertisements on quality choices and market structure. Presenter: Nilesh Jain (Indian
Statistical Institute, Delhi)
Merger wave in a vertically related market. Presenter: Srishti Gupta (Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi)
Chair: Prof. Krishnendu Ghosh Dastidar (CESP, JNU)

Session: Macroeconomics 1 Venue: Room 208

ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PATENTS IN OLG ECONOMY WITH GENERIC INNOVATION
PROCESS. Presenter: Rudra Narayan Kushwaha (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research)
Comparative Advantage Theory of Skill Premium and Market Produced Services. Presenter: Atika Gupta
(Indian Institute of Technology Delhi)
The Macroeconomic Dynamics of India’s Green Transition: A Real Business Cycle Perspective. Presenter:
Saurav Kumar (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research)
Chair: Prof. Ananya Ghosh Dastidar (Business Economics, Delhi University)

Session: Macroeconomics and Inflation Analysis Venue: Lab 2

The Formation of Inflation Expectations: An Assessment of Macroeconomic Influences. Presenter: Rahul Kumar
(Indian Institute of Management Lucknow)
A Multi-Factor GDP Nowcast Model for India. Presenter: Abhishek Ranjan (Reserve Bank of India)
Measuring Inflation Inequality in India . Presenter: Prachi Bansal (O.P. Jindal Global University)
Chair: Prof. Rudrani Bhattacharya (NIPFP)

Session: Gender, Justice, and Mobility Venue: Room 116

Education, Marriage, and Mobility in India. Presenter: Chinmayi Srikanth (Indian Statistical Institute Delhi)
Signing for safety: Can mandatory marriage registration reduce domestic violence?. Presenter: Rikhia Bhukta (IIT
Kanpur)
Media Reports and Judicial Convictions of Sex Crimes in India. Presenter: Mahima Vasishth (Bocconi University)
Chair: Prof. Indrani Roy Chowdhury (CSRD, JNU)

Session: Intellectual Property and Trade Venue: Room 104

Do Deep Trade Agreements with Intellectual Property Provisions Actually Increase International Trade?. Presenter:
Ridwan Ah Sheikh (Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi)
An Index of de facto Intellectual Property Rights Protection and its Impact on Economic Growth in India. Presenter:
Kartiki Verma (Delhi School of Economics)
Quantifying the Trade Creation and Trade Diversion Effect of Regional Trading Agreements. Presenter: Manish
Chauhan (IIT Kanpur)
Chair: Prof. Robin Singhal (AUD)

Session: Socioeconomic Inequality and Gender Venue: Room 107

The Lottery of Birth Remains: Poverty and Inequality Within and Between Socio-Religious Groups in India. Presenter:
MAHTAB ALAM (International Institute For Population Sciences, Mumbai)
Understanding the Gender Wealth Gap in Germany: Asset Value vs. Asset Ownership. Presenter: Suchika Chopra
(Krea University)
Poverty, Inequality, and Working Hours: Evidence on Veblen Effects from Labour Markets in India". Presenter:
AKANSH (Indian Institute of Management Indore)
Chair: Prof. Pawan Kumar (CESP, JNU)

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 Session: Nutrition and Health Venue: Room 13
Cash Transfer Programme and Women's Nutrition in Tribal Madhya Pradesh: A Case of Ahar Anudan Yojana.
Presenter: Sheetal Bharat (Vidyashilp University)
Does Child Nutritional Trap Exist in India? A Spatial-Econometric Analysis Based on NFHS-(IV-V) Data . Presenter:
SULEKHA HEMBRAM (Rabindra Bharati University)
Demonetization and Healthcare Expenditure. Presenter: Samarth Gupta (Indian Institute of Management,
Calcutta)
Chair: Prof. Vikas Vaibhav (OPJGU)

Session: Colonial Legacies and Market Dynamics Venue: Lab 1

Preventive Care, Land Use, and Undernutrition: Unravelling the Colonial Mechanism in India. Presenter: Kunal Panda
(Sciences Po Paris)
Protected Land Rights, Misallocation, and Dead Capital: Evidence from India. Presenter: ANKIT BHATIA (JOHNS
HOPKINS UNIVERSITY)
Chair: Dr. Kartikey Kohli (Aryabhatta College, Delhi University)

Date: 12/12/24
Time: 5:00 PM to 6.30 PM

Session: Microeconomics 2 Venue: Room 206

Informing agents amidst biased narratives. Presenter: Atulya Jain (University of Bonn)
Contest design with a finite type-space: A unifying approach. Presenter: Sumit Goel (NYU Abu Dhabi)
Chair: Dr. Soumendu Sarkar (DSE, Delhi University)

Session: Microeconomics 3 Venue: Room 208

Adoption of Micro-irrigation Technologies: Theory and Evidence from India. Presenter: Sujit Chauhan (IIT
Bombay)
Greener Merger Guidelines: When Do They Matter?'. Presenter: Kiriti Kanjilal (Indraprastha Institute of Information
Technology Delhi)
Chair: Prof. Parikshit Ghosh (DSE, Delhi University)

Session: Technology and Economic Performance Venue: Room 205

DIGITALIZATION, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIEGENCE AND PRODUCTIVITY: NEW EMPIRICAL INSIGHTS
FROM G20 COUNTRIES. Presenter: Niti Khandelwal Garg (Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi)
Investor Sentiment in Indian E-commerce. Presenter: Piyasha Majumdar (India Development Foundation)
The Comparative study of the Impact of the Indian Transportation Infrastructure on firm level performance using
Difference in Difference (DID) with focus on Inland Waterways' . Presenter: Somesh K Mathur (IITK)
Chair: Prof. Dibyendu Maiti (DSE, Delhi University)

Session: Caste and Economic Dynamics Venue: Lab 2

A microeconomic model of casteism: Job-based Reservations Policy in the labour market, it's discontents, and the need
for market reforms. Presenter: Avishek Bose (University of Calcutta)
Rainfall Shocks and Caste-based Crimes in India. Presenter: Ambika Roy (University of Calcutta)
Influence of Caste on Prices Received by Farmers. Presenter: Rahul Kumar Singh (Indian Institute of Technology
Guwahati)
Chair: Prof. Anish Gupta (DSE, Delhi University)

Session: Exports, Innovation, and Performance Venue: Room 104

Do export-driven investments in information and communication technology yield performance gains? New insights
from Indian manufacturing firms. Presenter: Nitika Arneja (Indian Institute of Management Lucknow)
Exports and Technical Efficiency: Evidence from Indian MSMEs in the Manufacturing Sector. Presenter: Puja
Priyadarsini Sahoo (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay)
Entrepreneurial absorptive capacity and its societal impact: An empirical study on startup evolution and performance in
India. Presenter: Anshu Singh (National Institute of Technology, Rourkela)
Chair: Prof. Pavnesh Kumar (IGNOU)

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 Session: Electoral Dynamics and Finance Venue: Room 107
Elites, Lobbying and Electoral Finance: A Theory of Public Funding of Politics. Presenter: Abhinandan Sinha
(Ahmedabad University)
Electoral Cycles and Consumption in India. Presenter: Sakshi Satija (Ashoka University)
Between the Ballots: Party Heuristics in Concurrent Elections. Presenter: HISHAM ALI ASHRAF (Indian Institute of
Technology - Delhi)
Chair: Dr. Ganesh Manjhi (IIT Jodhpur)

Session: Resource Dynamics and Inequality Venue: Room 13

Oil price, Transport Service and Wage Inequality. Presenter: Amlan Dutta (Jadavpur University)
Do Special Economic Zones reduce household inequality in India? A Spatial Econometric Analysis. Presenter:
Rajarshi Chowdhury (Department of Economics, Jadavpur University)
Assessing Globalization level of the Indian States and its impact on poverty. Presenter: Devashish Singh (IIT
Bombay)
Chair: Dr. Rahul Menon (OPJGU)

Session: Learning, Crime, and Gender Dynamics Venue: Lab 1

Gender-based Property Tax Discounts: Role in bargaining power of women in household and intergenerational
educational outcome. Presenter: Faiyaz Julfikar (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur)
Alcohol Prohibition Home Environment And Learning Evidence From India. Presenter: Deeksha (Indian Institute
Of Technology Kanpur)
Chair: Dr. Akansha Kaushik (DTU)

NABARD Session 1: Vulnerability and Agricultural Adaptation Venue: Room 116

Do political elites capture crop insurance? Evidence from Indian agricultural households. Presenter: DEBDATTA
PAL (INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT LUCKNOW)
When it rains, it pours? Effect of rainfall shocks on wages of male agricultural labor in India. Presenter: Roshan Saha
(Auburn University)
Adaptation behaviour matters for the vulnerable: A study on fishers and farmers of the East-coast of India. Presenter:
Sweta Sen (Madras School of Economics (MSE), India)
Chair: NABARD

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Time: 4:00 PM to 6.00 PM

Session: Market Policy and Firm Dynamics Venue: Room 206

Determinants of Contract Outcomes: A study of Public Private Partnerships in Indian highways. Presenter: Nikita
Gupta (Delhi School of Economics)
Partial Takings and Project Induced Externalities . Presenter: Pratishtha Chaturvedi (Delhi School of Economics; &
Indraprastha College for Women)
The Competitive Effects of Fiscal Incentives for Innovation: Evidence from an R&D Tax Credit Reform in India.
Presenter: Rahul Singh (Ahmedabad University)
Chair: Prof. Madan Lal (Dept. of Commerce, Delhi University)

Session: Productivity Venue: Room 205

The Impact of Working Capital Management on MSME Productivity in India. Presenter: Sneha Thayyil (Department
of Economics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay)
Firm-Level R&D Activities in Indian Organised Manufacturing Sector: Are Tech-SMEs Different?. Presenter:
Shailender Kumar Hooda (Institute for Studies in Industrial Development, New Delhi)
Unveiling effectiveness of unconditional cash transfer on farm productivity: Evidence from India. Presenter: Neeraj
Katewa (Indian Institute of Management Lucknow)
Chair: Dr. R. Rijesh (ISID Delhi)

Session: Monetary Policy and Market Behavior Venue: Room 208

Words that Move Markets: Quantifying the Impact of RBI’s Monetary Policy Communications on Indian Financial
Market. Presenter: Nikita Singh (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi; University of Delhi)
Transmission of monetary policy and credit supply shocks to firm investment behavior: Tangibles vs Intangibles.
Presenter: Pragati Priya (Indian Institute of Management Lucknow)
Impact of Monetary Policy Actions on Financial Markets: Evidence from India. Presenter: Divya Tuteja (Indian
Institute of Foreign Trade)
Chair: Dr. Satyendra Kumar Gupta (DSE, Delhi University)

Session: Labor Markets, Finance, and Strategy Venue: Room 116

Capital Inflow, Strategic Subcontracting, and Formal Employment. Presenter: Renu Bansal (Delhi School of
Economics)
And The Search Goes On: Job-Search and Job-Finding Rates in Urban India . Presenter: Rahul Menon (Jindal Global
University)
The non-linear association between bank fintech and relationship lending: A panel threshold analysis of Indian banks.
Presenter: Sofia Susan Mathew (Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode)
Regularised Opinion Pools for Density Forecasts under Bayesian Inspired Framework. Presenter: Parush Arora
(Ashoka University)
Chair: Prof. Akhil Alha (Council for Social Development New Delhi)

Session: Sustainability, Technology, and Policy Venue: Room 104

Socio-Economic and Technological Forces for Sustainable Development: Evidence from Ecological Footprints in
Emerging Economies. Presenter: Vishal Dagar (Great Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon)
Coal's Last Breath: Examining Health Impacts in England's Transition. Presenter: Aayushi Sharma (Universitat de
Barcelona)
State Mediated Trade, Distortions and Air Pollution. Presenter: Digvijay Singh Negi (Associate Professor)
Chair: Prof. Surender Kumar (DSE, Delhi University)

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 Session: Finance, Risk, and Policy Impact Venue: Room 107
Demand for deposit services and welfare implications of saving bank interest rate deregulation: Evidence from India.
Presenter: Varun Yadav (SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai)
Influential Risk Spreaders and Systemic Risk in Indian Financial Networks. Presenter: Harshit Kumar Sharma
(Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur)
Investment Costs Across Space: The Role of Banks’ Branch Network. Presenter: Marcos Sora (Catolica Lisbon
School of Business and Economics)
Fiscal-Monetary Interaction and Sovereign Bond Yields: Evidence from Speeches of Central Banks and Finance
Ministries. Presenter: Kunal Biswas (IIM Bangalore)
Chair: Prof. Narain (FMS, Delhi University)

Session: Political Economy and Behavior Venue: Room 13

“Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely?” A Political Agency Theoretic Approach. Presenter: SOUMYARUP SAHA
(Jadavpur University)
Strategic News Transmission and Evolving Bias. Presenter: Rishab Lodh (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Kolkata)
Temporary vs. Permanent Migration in A Spatial Economy: Evidence from India. Presenter: ABHISHEK RAI
(Ashoka University)
“Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely?” A Political Agency Theoretic Approach. Presenter: SOUMYARUP SAHA
(Jadavpur University)
Chair: Dr. Souvik Dutta (IIIT Delhi)

Session: Governance, Health, and Inequality Venue: Lab 1

Who Benefits? Unveiling the Utilization Pattern of India’s Janani Suraksha Yojana Program. Presenter: Rimon Saha
(TDB College, Kazi Nazrul University, West Bengal)
How Does Public Spending Towards Health Perform? An Efficiency Analysis of Indian States. Presenter: Deyona
Rose Saji (Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore)
Impact of Decentralization of Governance on Health Seeking Behaviour of Tribal Communities. Presenter: Ishita
Varma (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research)
Chair: Prof. Sujoy Chakravarty (CESP, JNU)

Session: Education, Health, and Policy Impact Venue: Lab 2

The Impacts of Cool Roofs: A Pilot Study in Thiruvananthapuram District of Kerala. Presenter: Benston John (Delhi
School of Economics/St. Stephen’s College)
The Influence of Teachers on the Caste Gap in English Language Education: Evidence using Matched Student-Teacher
Level Data from India. Presenter: Pawandeep Kaur (Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore)
Do Government Benefit Programs Reduce Child Labor? Causal Evidence from the Midday Meal Scheme in India.
Presenter: Vardaan Chawla (Singapore Management University)
Chair: Dr. Surajit Das (CESP, JNU)

Session: Gender, Safety, and Social Policy Venue: CDE Visitor’s Room
Safe Travels: Transport Advancement and Women's Safety in India. Presenter: Anisha Garg (University of Warwick)
Effect of right to education act in India on intimate partner violence. Presenter: Anas Khan (INDIRA GANDHI
INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH)
Crimes against Women and Migration: Evidence from India. Presenter: Bilal Ahmad Bhat (Indian Institute of
Technology Kanpur)
Cycles of Wellbeing: Analyzing Intergenerational Health Transmission in India. Presenter: Santosh Kumar
(University of Notre Dame)
Chair: Dr. Sucheta Sardar (BML Munjal University)

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Time: 11.30 AM to 1.00 PM

Session: Microeconomics 4 Venue: 205

Implementation in vNM stable sets. Presenter: Michele Lombardi (University of Napoli Federico II and University of
Liverpool)
Information transmission in ethnic conflicts: Cheap talk with multiple senders and receivers. Presenter: Satyam
Kumar Rai (Ashoka University)
Quid-Pro-Quo of Production Subsidy and Campaign Contributions in the Oligopolistic Markets. Presenter: Rahul
Sinha (Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur)
Chair: Prof. Sudhir Shah (DSE, Delhi University)

Session: Political Economy and Public Goods Venue: 208

Group Specific Public Goods and Political Competition. Presenter: Ravi Ashok Satpute (IIM Calcutta)
Rent-Seeking and Administrative Unit Proliferation. Presenter: Ayushi Choudhary (IGIDR, Mumbai)
Chair: Dr. Devesh Birwal (DSE, Delhi University)

Session: International Economics and Development Venue: 107

The Dominance of the Dollar: A Privilege or A Catastrophe? Presenter: K Baishnobi Patro (IIT Dharwad)
Official Development Assistance: The Effectiveness of Altruistic Motivation. Presenter: Marina Mikitchuk (CEMI
RAS, Lomonosov MSU)
Impact of outward FDI on domestic innovation through reverse spillover: Regional analysis of India. Presenter:
Khushboo Kumari (IIM Ranchi)
Review of Strategies and Policies for Enhanced Participation in Global Value Chains. Presenter: Sourish Dutta (VIPS-
TC (GGSIPU, Delhi))
Chair: Dr. Dharmveer (DSE, Delhi University)

Session: Green Growth and Risk Vulnerability Venue: 104

Can Indian Households Derive Time Gains from Increased Electricity Reliability? Presenter: Anu K Jose, Biswajit
Patra (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal)
Two-Step Portfolio Optimization for Risk Vulnerability Minimization for Risk-Averse Populations: An Empirical Study
on the Indian Power Market. Presenter: Ayushman Mazumder (The Heritage College, Kolkata)
Inclusive Green Growth in Emerging Seven Countries: The Influence of FDI, Digitalization, Renewable Energy, Trade
Openness, and Urbanization. Presenter: Riffat Iqbal (IIM Jammu)
Chair: Dr. Priti Agarwal (OPJGU)

Session: Climate Risk and Resource Management Venue: 13

Can weather effects on future economic outcomes be predicted? Evidence from Indian Financial markets. Presenter:
Pratik Thakkar (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research)
Effect of Environmental Policies on Forest Coverage: Evidence from India’s National Forest Policy. Presenter:
Lavanya (Indian Institute of Management Lucknow)
Exploring Groundwater Vulnerability through Multidimensional Indices: A District-Level Analysis of Karnataka, India.
Presenter: Ragini P Jambagi (Ph.D. Scholar, Division of Agricultural Economics, IARI-New Delhi)
Chair: Dr. Nilachala Acharya (Finance Commission)

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 Session: Skill Matching and Manufacturing Expansion Venue: Lab 1
Product Expansion in Indian Manufacturing. Presenter: Vishrut Malhotra (Ashoka University)
Small-Scale Production dereservation and Product Quality. Presenter: Kamalesh Pahurkar (IIT Bombay)
The Dynamics of Skill to Job Matching Across Generations: A theoretical and Empirical Analysis. Presenter: Oindrila
Sen (Jadavpur University)
Chair: Prof. Arvind Kumar (ABVSME, JNU)

Session: Violence, Literacy, and Social Practices Venue: Lab 2

The Relevant Third: Threat of Coalition and Economic Development. Presenter: Manhar Manchanda (Indian
Institute of Management Calcutta)
Educated Leaders and Political Effort. Presenter: Shubhangi Jaiswal (Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence)
Fatalities From Natural Disasters: The Role Of Political Competition and The Media. Presenter:
Dr Prarthna Agarwal Goel (Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University)
Chair: Dr. Amit Kumar (Christ University, Gzb)

Session: Family Dynamics and Health Outcomes Venue: CDE Visitor’s Room
Navigating loss and joy: How births and deaths in the household impact the self-reported health of the elderly in India.
Presenter: Ahan Karmakar (Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta)
Do younger siblings get to have all the fun? Time use and birth order in Indian children and adolescents. Presenter:
Sila Mishra (Indian institute of technology Kanpur)
Does Birth Order Matter? Analysing Skills and Aspirations in the Indian Context. Presenter: Mudabira Fayaz
(University of Sheffield)
Chair: Prof. Sunil Kumar (Business Economics, Delhi University)

NABARD Session 2: Agriculture, Insurance and Social Behavior Venue: 116

Determinants of crop insurance adoption in Madhya Pradesh: an instrumental variable approach. Presenter: Ashish
Chouhan (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati)
Do ceremonies crowd out food consumption in India? The moderating role of social connections. Presenter: Pallabi
Chakraborty (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad)
Lessons from the Past: How Experience Reduces the Impact of Weather Shocks on Ugandan Smallholders. Presenter:
Aranya Chakraborty (Ahmedabad University)
Chair: NABARD

Date: 14/12/24
Session: 4:00 PM to 5:.30 PM

Session: Microeconomics 5 Venue: 206

Knapsack Sequencing Problems. Presenter: Devwrat Dube (IISER Bhopal)
Single Crossing Property, Uncertainty, and Stochastic Choice Data. Presenter: Tanay Raj Bhatt (University of Texas
at Austin)
Strategically Robust Implementation. Presenter: Ritesh Jain (University of Liverpool)
Chair: Prof. Saptarshi Mukherjee (IIT Delhi)

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 Session: Macroeconomics 2 Venue: 205
Optimal Fiscal Debt Management Strategy During Financial Crises: A Behavioral New Keynesian DSGE Approach for
the US. Presenter: Arpan Chakraborty (IIT Kharagpur)
Unraveling food price dynamics in India under global oil price shocks: An empirical analysis. Presenter: Jaya Gupta
(Indian Institute of Technology Bombay)
Estimating the size and dynamics of informal economy in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
countries: An application of the Dynamic Deterministic General Equilibrium model. Presenter: Benson Simwanza
(Delhi School of Economics)
Chair: Prof. Debasis Mondal (IIT Delhi)

Session: Labor, Consumption, and Social Capital Venue: 208

A collective household model of firewood consumption and labour supply: Evidence from Malawi. Presenter: Raavi
Aggarwal (Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi)
Effects of Pay Transparency on the U.S. Labor Market. Presenter: Suryansh Upmanyu (University of Texas at Austin)
QUALITY OF EMPLOYMENT IN CAMEROON: DOES SOCIAL CAPITAL MATTER? Presenter: Njiepue
Nouffeussie Astride Claudel (Universiry of Douala)
Chair: Dr. Sugata Bag (DSE, Delhi University)

Session: Industrial Policy, Finance, and Growth Venue: 116

Multiplying Multi-Plants and Large Plant Size: Consequences, Costs and Rationale. Presenter: Naveen Joseph
Thomas (O P Jindal Global University)
Does Lending Bank Undercapitalization Affect Borrowers' Accounting Conservatism? Presenter: Prateek Nahar
(Indian Institute of Management, Raipur)
Chair: Prof. Avanindra Thakur (OPJGU)

Session: Gender Norms, Education, and Violence Venue: 104

Diffusion of social practices in India: The case of child marriage. Presenter: Ishita Chatterjee (University of Western
Australia)
Attitudes and norms about intimate partner violence: What makes women more impressionable? Presenter: Manini
Ojha (O P Jindal Global University)
Estimating the Extent of Externality from A Literate Member to Other Illiterate(s): An Indian Household Level Study.
Presenter: Soumyaranjan Mukherjee (Indian Institute of Technology Madras)
Chair: Prof. Paramjit (DSE, Delhi University)

Session: Credit, Affirmative Action, and Education Venue: 107

Impacts of Credit Crisis on Education: Lessons from India's Microfinance Regulation. Presenter: Muneer Kalliyil
(Indian Institute of Management Bangalore)
Affirmative action and private education expenditure by disadvantaged groups: evidence from India. Presenter: Athira
Vinod (National Council of Applied Economic Research)
Assessing the impact of Financial Extension services on Intrahousehold resource allocation: Evidence from Rural India.
Presenter: Abhishek Tripathy (IIM Ahmedabad)
Chair: Prof. Gurpreet Singh (OPJGU)

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 Session: Healthcare, and Wellbeing Venue: 13
Does Effectiveness of Local Government Institutions Still Improve Vital Health Indicators in Kerala?. Presenter:
Megha Jacob (Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University & TERI School of Advanced Studies, Delhi)
Choosing Wisely: Evaluating Latent Factor Models in the Presence of Contaminated Instrumental Variable(s) with
Differing Strengths. Presenter: Shubham Das (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay)
Unpacking the Period Paradox: The causal link between Menstrual Health and Hygiene and Mental Health Outcomes in
Nepal. Presenter: Karan Babbar (OP Jindal Global University)
Chair: Prof. Saurabh Bikas Paul (IIT Delhi)

Session: Gender, Education, and Social Outcomes Venue: Lab 1

Gender Gaps in Academic Achievement - Evidence From Rural India. Presenter: Japneet Kaur (Indira Gandhi
Institute of Development Research)
Under Pressure: High-Stakes Exams and Media-Reported Student Suicides in India. Presenter: Subarna Banerjee
(Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence)
Counterintuitive Cash Transfers: Incentivizing Child Marriages in West Bengal, India. Presenter: Vaishali Jain
(University of California Riverside)
Chair: Ms. Priya Sarraf (Finance Commission)

Session: Financial Inclusion and Gendered Barriers Venue: Lab 2

Access to Formal Credit for Women-Owned Enterprises in India’s Unorganized Sector: Does Technology Adoption
Help Close the Gender Gap? Presenter: Swarna Parameswaran (Goa Institute of Management)
Who drives what? Examining the link between the prevalence of anaemia and intimate partner violence among married
women. Presenter: Bhawna Taneja (Jawaharlal Nehru University)
Interlinkage between Female Financial Inclusion and Globalization: Does Social Norm Matter? Presenter: Neha Rai
(Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur)
Chair: Dr. Priya Rampal (Oxford Policy Management, India)

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