2nd Meeting of Young Minds at the Frontier of Economics Research: Challenges and Emerging Perspectives

The subject matter of Economics has been undergoing rapid change during the last two decades with the advent of new technologies and new methods of production and distribution. Several economies have embarked on new paradigms in their approach to improve the welfare of their people.  Of which, the theoretical underpinnings are continuously being re-examined and re-tested to investigate its validity in a changing global environment. At this juncture it is imperative to have a common dialogue among young minds for rethinking approaches to development.

Following a successful inaugural Meeting of Young Minds in 2024, the Second annual Meeting of Young Minds on 17 – 19 February 2025 is geared to be an exciting and engaging gathering of future leaders in the field of economics. The following themes will be discussed:

• Agriculture and Sustainability
• Application of AI and ML in Economic Analysis
• Behavioural and Experimental Economics
• Development Economics
• Energy and Environment
• Economics of Education
• Financial Economics and Corporate Governance
• Governance and Public Policy
• Health Economics
• Labour Economics and Gender
• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• International Trade

Format: 

The event will comprise of a Plenary Session with renowned senior scholars, followed by parallel sessions for young scholar presentations. For the parallel sessions all the papers will be refereed before being accepted for presentation. Additionally, case studies from some of the sub-themes of the event will be considered in Panel discussions. We expect to bring well established scholars for the Panel discussions.  The Panels will provide broad points for wide discussion on the themes of Economic impacts of Climate Change, Economics of Innovation and Information Economics.

How to attend:

Submit a Full Paper and your Curriculum Vitae (CV); and complete the application form to be considered for the young scholar presentation parallel sessions. Selected participants will be provided with a travel stipend and shared accommodation to facilitate their participation at the event in Mumbai, India.

Deadline for Submitting Full Paper: 4 October 2024
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: 1 November 2024
Date of Meeting of Young Minds in Mumbai: 17 – 19 February 2025

Organising Committee:

K. Narayanan (Head of the Department, Department of Economics, India Value Fund Chair Professor, IIT Bombay)
Tara Shankar Shaw (Associate Professor, Department of Economics, IIT Bombay)
Aditi Chaubal (Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, IIT Bombay)
Saptarshi Prosonno Ghosh (Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, IIT Bombay)
Souvik Banerjee (Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, IIT Bombay)
Radeef Chundakkadan (Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, IIT Bombay)
Sunanda Nair-Bidkar (Director of Strategic Planning, South Asia, INET)
Jay Pocklington (Director, YSI INET)
Christina Mosalagae (Consultant, YSI INET)
Sattwick Dey Biswas (Coordinator, YSI INET)
Bikram Barman (Coordinator, YSI INET)
Arun Balachandran (Organiser, YSI INET)

For more information or queries, please contact: iit@youngscholarsinitiative.org