The Centre for Analytical
Finance (CAF) at the Indian School of Business (ISB) hosted the
Summer Research Conference 2007, during August 9-12, 2007. The theme
of the Conference was - 'Recent Advances in Corporate Finance'. The
purpose of the Conference was to serve as a platform for an exchange
of ideas between the best financial researchers across the globe on
some of the most important topics in corporate financing.
The Conference attracted a total of hundred research papers
submitted by finance scholars around the world, out of which sixteen
were selected. The criteria, as always, were originality of topic
and innovative approach. The number as well as the high quality of
submissions resulted in keen competition for selection. All accepted
papers went through several rounds of reviewing: an initial round
for appropriateness and quality and a final round when they were
ranked against each other. The final reviewing committee included
twenty world-wide experts, including the likes of Franklin Allen
(Wharton), Bhagwan Chowdhry (UCLA), Stijn Claessens (IMF), and
Francesca Cornelli (London Business School).
The Keynote Address
Professor Raghuram Rajan delivered the Keynote Address on Foreign
Capital and Economic Growth in Developing Countries: Issues and
Challenges. Professor Rajan is currently Eric J. Gleacher
Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, Graduate School of
Business, University of Chicago. Until recently, he was the Economic
Counsellor and Director of Research at the International Monetary
Fund - the first and youngest finance researcher to hold this very
influential research position. Professor Rajan was the first Area
Leader in Finance, during ISB’s formative years and had drafted the
concept note on the CAF, playing a key role in its set up.
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