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Seminar : A Class of Semiparametric Regression Models
Speaker :Dr. Suchismita Das Abstract : A Class of Semiparametric Regression Models Suchismita Das Abstract In the analysis of lifetimes, multiple regression is a conventional technique for investigating the relationship between the lifetimes, dependent variables and possible prognostic variables x1, x2, . . ., xn. The Cox’s (1972) proportional hazards model used to establish the dependency of the lifetime of a subject X∗ with the baseline random variable X, through the covariates x = (x1, x2, . . ., xn),…
Event DetailsSeminar : Manipulating Private Information to Evaluate Expert Talent
Speaker : Dr. Saptarshi Ghosh Abstract : Manipulating Private Information to Evaluate Expert Talent Nejat Anbarci Saptarshi P. Ghosh Jaideep Roy Abstract An evaluator wishes to accurately evaluate an expert’s talent for obtaining and analysing information in prediction tasks. As part of an active talent-spotting strategy, he may interfere with the expert’s private signal by jamming or boosting its precision. We show that when the priors are significantly uninformative so that the prediction task is a priori difficult, the evaluator finds…
Event DetailsSeminar : Natural resources and crony capitalism in India
Mr Paranjoy Guha Thakurta (Editor, Economic and Political Weekly) is presenting a seminar on Thursday, 12th May in Seminar Hall 1 at 4:00 p.m. The title of his talk is:”Natural resources and crony capitalism in India”.
Event DetailsInternational Workshop on “Individual Choices and Collective Decisions”
International Workshop on “Individual Choices and Collective Decisions” (in collaboration with Free University of Amsterdam and University of Bayreuth) Three short courses from May 15, 2016 to May 20, 2016 (both days inclusive). Venue: Seminar Room 1 Time slots: 9.30 to 11, 11.30 to 1 and 2.30 to 4 respectively. The Politics of Freedom – Matthew Braham (University of Bayreuth) and Martin van Hees (VU Amsterdam, John Stuart Mill College) Social Choice Theory – René van den Brink (VU Amsterdam)…
Event DetailsSeminar : Fiscal Financing Components in a Simple Model of Policy Interaction
Speaker : Dr. Piyali Das (Indiana University)
Event DetailsCoRe: IGIDR Ph.D. Colloquium 2016
CoRe: IGIDR Ph.D. Colloquium 2016 Agenda Session Plan
Event Details16th Annual Conference on Macroeconomics and Finance
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Event DetailsPhD. Colloquium 2017
IGIDR is organizing its second PhD. Colloquium from November 7 – 10, 2017. Young PhD. scholars from institutions across the country would be presenting their work in the Colloquium. AGENDA Conversations on Research (CoRe): IGIDR PhD. Colloquium November 7-10, 2017 Venue for All Lectures and Sessions: CONFERENCE HALL Day 1: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 Morning/ Afternoon Participants Arrive 17:45 – 18:15 Registration – Beside CONFERENCE HALL 18:15 – 18.30 Welcome Address V.K. Sharma,…
Event DetailsSeminar: “Turnpike Properties and Roy Radner” by Professor Mukul Majumdar, Cornell University
Professor Mukul Majumdar, Cornell University, is presenting a seminar on “Turnpike Properties and Roy Radner” All are invited to attend the seminar.
Event DetailsSeminar: “Heterogeneity in the Resolution of Bank Failures: A Latent Class Approach” by Padma Sharma, UC Irvine
Padma Sharma, UC Irvine, is presenting a seminar on “Heterogeneity in the Resolution of Bank Failures: A Latent Class Approach” Date : December 7, 2017 Time: 4 pm Venue: Seminar Room 1, IGIDR. All are invited. Abstract: This paper investigates the resolution of failed banks by the FDIC and uncovers a dichotomy in the manner in which cases were administered when bank failures were pervasive as against when they were sporadic. Banks that failed subsequent to unfavorable local economic conditions had…
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