The Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL), a leading research organization promoted by the Reserve Bank of India, invites submissions for its fifth annual conference on the Financial system and Macroeconomy in Emerging Economies.
DATES: The conference will be held in Mumbai, India on December 12-13, 2024.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Prof. Olivier Coibion, Malcolm Forsman Centennial Professor, Department of Economics at the University of Texas, Austin; and Prof. Amiyatosh Purnanandam, Micheal Stark Professor of Finance, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan.
TOPICS OF INTEREST: We invite completed working papers on macroeconomics and finance, preferably with a focus on emerging economies. Papers addressing the theme of the conference in the context of specific countries, especially India, would also be very welcome. We will consider papers on other topics as well.
PAPER SELECTION: We aim to have about ten papers in the program. Each paper will be assigned a formal discussant. The deadline for submission of papers is August 15, 2024. We hope to have the decisions finalized by August 31, 2024. Please submit your papers to macrofinconf@cafral.org.in
FUNDING: The conference will provide round-trip air fare for presenters and discussants as well as pay for their local expenses (including hotel). Participants who receive funding are expected to stay for the full duration of the conference.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE: The papers will be reviewed by a Program Committee chaired by Nirupama Kulkarni (CAFRAL). Committee members:
- Nirupama Kulkarni, CAFRAL
- Gautham Udupa, CAFRAL
- Kaushalendra Kishore, CAFRAL
- Yogeshwar Bharat, CAFRAL
- Nirvana Mitra, CAFRAL
- Vidhya Soundararajan, CAFRAL
- Sankalp Mathur, CAFRAL
- Sanjay Singh, FRBSF and UC Davis
- Saroj Bhattarai, UT Austin
We warmly welcome researchers, faculty members and doctoral students from India and outside to attend the conference without any charge. However, participants who do not have a paper or discussion in the program will not be provided any financial support. Please do email us in advance if you are interested in attending with your CV to the above email address by November 15, 2024.
For past conference details:
Program Final 2022
Program Final 2023