3rd Meeting of Young Minds in Frontiers of Economics @ IIT Bombay

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 and 2025, the Third annual Meeting of Young Minds on April 09 2026 to April 11 2026 is geared to be an exciting and engaging gathering of future leaders in the field of economics.

The following themes will be discussed:

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

Note that papers in the theme can also be an intersection with any of the above areas.

Format:

The event will consist of a Plenary Session with renowned senior scholars, followed by 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.

Deadlines 

Deadline for Submitting Full Paper: 10 January 2026
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: 30 January 2026
Date of Meeting of Young Minds in Mumbai: April 09 2026, to April 11 2026

Organising Committee:

• K. Narayanan (Head of the Department, Department of Economics, IIT Bombay)
• Tara Shankar Shaw (Associate Professor, Department of Economics, IIT Bombay)
• Aditi Chaubal (Associate 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)
• Pintu Parui (Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, IIT Bombay)
• Sunanda Nair-Bidkar (Director, International Strategy & Advancement, INET)
• Jay Pocklington (Director, YSI INET)
• Heske van Doornen. (Director, YSI INET)
• Christina Mosalagae (Consultant, YSI INET)
• Bikram Barman (Coordinator, YSI INET)
• Arun Balachandran (Organiser, YSI INET)
• Christina Kujur (Organiser, YSI INET)
  

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