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IGIDR Seminar: A Journey in Search of the Unknown “True” Model: Data–Based Nonparametric Econometrics and Empirical Economics
Speaker: Dr. Aman Ullah, University of California, Riverside, USA Date & Hour: 12 December 2019, 4:00 pm Venue: Seminar Hall 1 Title: A Journey in Search of the Unknown “True” Model: Data–Based Nonparametric Econometrics and Empirical Economics Abstract: In the early 20th century, the legendary statistician Sir R.A. Fisher and others set in motion what is known today as the classical parametric approach to Statistics — estimation of a finite number of population parameters using sample data. Thus began the practice of statistical inference…
Event DetailsMerchants of Early Modern and Colonial India: Enterprise, Community, and Politics Conference
Merchants of Early Modern and Colonial India: Enterprise, Community, and Politics Conference at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Goregaon (East), Mumbai, India 14-15 December 2019 Sponsors: S K Somaiya College (Department of History), London School of Economics, Georgia State University, Dr. Phiroza J Godrej, the Godrej Archives, Ashwin Bhai Shroff, Excel Industries and British Academy. The conference aims to bring together scholars who have studied Indian merchants during the 17th and 20th century. During this period, merchants and merchant communities played…
Event DetailsSeminar: Unearthing Zombies
Speaker: Dr. S.K. Ritadhi, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Date & Hour: 8th January, 2020 at 4.15 P.M. Venue: Seminar Hall 1 Title: Unearthing Zombies
Event DetailsSeminar: Can India Grow and Live Within a 1.5 Degree GHG Emissions Budget?
Speaker: Dr. Kirit S. Parikh, Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe), New Delhi Date & Hour: 09 January 2020, 4:15 pm Venue: Seminar Hall 1 Title: Can India Grow and Live Within a 1.5 Degree GHG Emissions Budget? Abstract: The world of 1.5 degree C requires a global compact and action. Assuming that a fair allocation of global emissions space is made, the question arises can India live within that space? What kind of technological innovations are needed to make it possible? What would be the…
Event DetailsSeminar: Robust statistical inference based on the C-divergence family
Speaker: Dr. Avijit Maji, Department of Statistics and Information Management, Reserve Bank of India, Patna. Date & Hour: 10th January, 2020 at 4.15 P.M. Venue: Seminar Hall 1 Title: “Robust statistical inference based on the C-divergence family”
Event DetailsSeminar Series (Lecture 1): Series of three Lectures on International Trade and Development
Series of three Lectures on International Trade and Development at IGIDR by Prof. Pranab Bardhan,University of California, Berkeley. The details are as follows: Date & Hour: Lecture 1: Wednesday 15-January-2020, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm Venue: Seminar Hall 1
Event DetailsIGIDR Seminar: The spillover effect of India’s ethanol blending program
Speaker: Dr. Deepayan Debnath, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA Date & Hour: 16 January 2020, 4:15 pm Venue: Seminar Hall 1 Title: The spillover effect of India’s ethanol blending program Abstract: India is the third-largest global carbon-emitting country. In November of 2016, along with other countries, India has also signed the Paris Climate Agreement and committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 33% by 2030 from the 2005 levels, which require a significant volume of biofuels use. The Government of…
Event DetailsSeminar Series (Lecture-2 ) Series of three Lectures on International Trade and Development at IGIDR
Series of three Lectures on International Trade and Development at IGIDR by Prof. Pranab Bardhan,University of California, Berkeley. The details are as follows: Date & Hour: Lecture 2: Thursday 16-January-2020, 11:30 pm to 1:00 pm Venue: Seminar Hall 1
Event DetailsSeminar Series (Lecture-3 ) Series of three Lectures on International Trade and Development at IGIDR
Series of three Lectures on International Trade and Development at IGIDR by Prof. Pranab Bardhan, University of California, Berkeley. The details are as follows: Date & Hour: Lecture 3: Friday 17-January-2029, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm Venue: Seminar Hall 1
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