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CALL FOR PAPERS

21st Macroeconomics and Finance Conference

Submission Deadline
September 30, 2025

The Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) invites submissions of research papers for its 21st Macroeconomics and Finance Conference to be held during December 15-17, 2025. The objective of the Conference is to bring together scholars who are engaged in quality research in macroeconomics and finance, and to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas that seek to push the boundaries of existing research, particularly with respect to emerging economies like India.

Submissions
Papers are invited on all theoretical and empirical aspects of macroeconomics and finance. Contributions on the following topics, with a focus on emerging market economies are particularly welcome.

  • Innovation, Digital currency, Fintech, and AI
  • Macroeconomics of climate change
  • Behavioural and Heterogeneous agent models in Macroeconomics and Finance
  • Productivity and Economic Growth
  • Macroeconomic Implications of a Trade War
  • Reserve currencies, and central bank balance sheets
  • Monetary policy spillovers, co-movement of capital flows and the Impossible Trilemma
  • Macro shocks and firms’ financial choices
  • Monetary policy transmission to firms and households
  • Debt sustainability and sub national finances

Guidelines for Paper Submission

  • Complete, unpublished and original papers in PDF format should be submitted online using the form at https://forms.gle/Wu9QR8YenhRnJFXP8.
  • The first page of the paper should contain the following: title, names of authors with current affiliations, contact information, abstract (up to 300 words), keywords and JEL codes. The corresponding author should also be clearly indicated on the first page.
  • Multiple submissions by the same person are allowed. However, each person can only present one paper.
  • Submissions and presentations by faculty members, postdoctoral scholars and researchers affiliated to central banks and other research and policy think tanks are encouraged. 
  • Papers should reach on or before September 30, 2025. All submissions will be reviewed and the authors of accepted papers will be informed by October 15, 2025.

 

Dr. Subir V. Gokarn Best Paper Awards

Subir V. Gokarn
Former Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Former Faculty, IGIDR

The Dr. Subir V. Gokarn Best Paper Awards will be presented at the Conference to the author(s) of the best paper, the second best paper and the third best paper.The Best Paper Award consists of a cash prize of Rs. One lakh and a citation. The Second Best Paper award consists of a cash prize of Rs. Fifty thousand and a citation. The Third Best Paper Award consists of a cash prize of Rs. Twenty-five thousand and a citation.

Travel and Accommodation
The Institute will provide accommodation, food and local hospitality. A limited amount of travel funds are available to assist selected presenters with travel expenses. Priority will be given to those without institutional support. If you require funding, please indicate this in your submission. Further details will be provided upon the acceptance.

Mode of the Conference

The Conference will be held on the IGIDR Campus, Goregaon East, Mumbai.

Organising Committee

Taniya Ghosh

Sargam Gupta

Rajeswari Sengupta (Convener)

Rajendra Vaidya