Program Schedule for the

52 Annual Conference of the

Indian Econometric Society (TIES)
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
4th -6th January, 2016
Day-1, 4th January, 2016
nd

9.00 AM to 10.00 AM
10.00 AM to 11.30 noon
Welcome Address
Chairpersons Remarks
Inaugural Address
Presidential Address
Vote of Thanks
11.30 noon to 12.00
12.00 to 1.00 PM
Chairperson
Speaker
1.00 to 2.00
2.00 PM to 3.00 PM
Chairpersons
Speaker
3.00 PM to 3.15 PM
3.15 PM to 5.00 PM
5.00 PM to 6.30 PM
6.30 PM to 7.00 PM
7.00 PM to 8.00 PM

Registration
Tea/Coffee
Venue: MDC Reception
Inaugural Session
Venue: MDC Auditorium
Prof Rudra Sensarma, Local Organising Secretary
Prof Kulbhushan Balooni, Director, IIM Kozhikode
Prof Roy Batchelor, Cass Business School, London, UK
Prof Pami Dua, President, TIES
Prof N R Bhanumurthy, Secretary, TIES
High Tea
Special Invited Lecture
Venue: MDC Auditorium
Prof VN Pandit, Former Vice Chancellor, SSIHL
Prof Roy Batchelor, Cass Business School, London, UK
Topic: Forecasts that Add Across and Down
Lunch break (Venue: H Mess)
Presentation of Mahalanobis Memorial Medal (International) Award
for 2014
Venue: MDC Auditorium
Prof VR Panchamukhi, Chairman, TIES Trust & Prof Pami Dua,
President, TIES
Acceptance lecture by the Award Recipient
Tea/Coffee
Parallel Technical Session I A,B,C,D, E and F (Venue: A-C1, B-C2,CC3 , D-C4, E-C5, F-C6))
Parallel Technical Session II A,B,C,D, E and F (Venue: A-C1, B-C2,CC3 , D-C4, E-C5, F-C6))
TIES Trust Meeting (Venue: C2) Chair: Prof VR Panchamukhi

7.00 PM to 8.00 PM

TIES Executive Council Meeting, Chair: Prof Pami Dua

Venue: C2
Cultural Programme (Venue: Amphitheatre)

8.00 PM to 9.30 PM

Dinner (Venue: H Mess)

52nd Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society (TIES)

Day-2, 5th January, 2016
9.00 AM to 10.45 AM
10.45 AM to 11.00 AM
11.00 AM to 12.00 AM
Chairperson
Speaker
12.00 AM to 1.00PM
Chairperson
Speaker
1.00 PM to 2.00 PM
2.00 PM to 3.30 PM
Chairman
Speakers
3.30 PM to 3.45 PM
3.45 PM to 5.00 PM
Chairperson
Panelists

5.00 PM to 6.30 PM
6.30 PM to 8.00 PM
8.00 PM to 9.30 PM

Parallel Technical Session III A,B,C,D, E and F (Venue: A-C1, B-C2,CC3 , D-C4, E-C5, F-C6))
Tea/Coffee
Special Invited Lecture
Venue: MDC Auditorium
Prof Atul Sarma, Chairman, OKDISCD, Guwahati
Prof S Madheswaran, ISEC, Bangalore
Topic: Measurement Issues in Labour Market Discrimination
Special Invited Lecture
Venue: MDC Auditorium
Prof KL Krishna, Former Director, Delhi School of Economics
Prof Subhash Ray, University of Connecticut, USA.
Topic: Nonparametric Measures of Efficiency in the Presence of
Undesirable Outputs: An Inter-country Analysis of GDP and Pollution
Lunch (Venue: H Mess)
Presentation of Mahalanobis Memorial Medal (National) Award for
2014 and Prof MJ Manohar Rao Award for 2014 and 2015
Venue: MDC Auditorium
Prof VR Panchamukhi, Chairman, TIES Trust and Prof Pami Dua,
President, TIES
Acceptance lectures by the MMM Awardees (each 15 to 20 mts)
Tea/Coffee
Special Panel Discussion on Issues in International Money and Finance
Venue: MDC Auditorium
Prof B Kamaiah, Dean, School of Economics, HCU
Prof M Ramachandran, Pondicherry Univeristy
Prof Romar Correa, Mumbai University
Prof D Sambandam, Formerly Professor, Pondicherry University
Prof Nishita Raje, Reserve Bank of India
Parallel Technical Session IV A,B,C,D, E and F (Venue: A-C1, B-C2,CC3 , D-C4, E-C5, F-C6))
General Body Meeting (Only Life Members of the society)
Chair: Prof Pami Dua, President TIES
Venue: MDC Auditorium
Dinner (Venue: H Mess)

52nd Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society (TIES)

Day-3, 6th January 2016
9.00 AM to 10.45 AM
10.45 AM to 11.00 AM
11.00 AM to 1.00 PM
Chairperson
Panelists

11.00 AM to 1.00 PM
1.00 PM to 2.00 PM
2.00 PM to 3.30 PM
3.30 PM to 5.00 PM
Welcome Address
Chairperson
Chief Guest
Valedictory Address
Concluding Remarks
Program Committee Report &
Vote of Thanks
Vote of Thanks
5.00 PM onwards

Parallel Technical Session (V A,B,C,D, E and F (Venue: A-C1, B-C2,CC3 , D-C4, E-C5, F-C6))
Tea/Coffee
Special Session on Kerala Economy
Venue: MDC Auditorium
Prof Rudra Sensarma, IIM Kozhikode
Prof V K Vijaykumar, Geojit BNP Paribas
Prof K Pushpangadan, formerly Centre for Development Studies
Prof Saji Gopinath, Bennett University
Mr T K Jose, IAS, Coconut Development Board
Prof P Rameshan, IIM Kozhikode
Parallel Technical Session (VI A,B,C,D, E and F (Venue: A-C1, B-C2,CC3 , D-C4, E-C5, F-C6))
Lunch (Venue: H Mess)
Parallel Technical Session (VII, A,B,C,D, E and F (Venue: A-C1, BC2,C-C3 , D-C4, E-C5, F-C6))
Valedictory Session
Venue: MDC Auditorium
Prof SSS Kumar, Dean (Academic), IIM Kozhikode
Prof Pami Dua, President, TIES
Shri Rana Kapoor, MD and CEO, Yes Bank
Prof BB Bhattacharya, Former Vice Chancellor, JNU
Prof N R Bhanumurthy, Secretary, TIES
Prof K Shanmugan, Treasurer, TIES
Prof Rudra Sensarma, IIMK
High Tea