Conferences and symposiums, editorial work, and roles at IIM Bangalore.
This page highlights the conferences, symposiums, and workshops I help organize to strengthen the research ecosystem in India. When I began my research career, the ecosystem was still small, with limited avenues for discussion and few platforms for receiving meaningful feedback. My goal here is to create inclusive forums, with a particular focus on behavioral and development economics, where ongoing work can be presented, rigorously discussed, and improved through constructive engagement from peers and experts. By promoting critical dialogue at every stage of the research process, these events aim to improve research quality, strengthen collaborative networks, and support scholars in developing work that is better positioned for publication in leading journals.
The BREW-ESA conference began as Behavioral Research in Economics Workshop (BREW) in 2019 at IIM Ahmedabad with the aim of advancing behavioral economics in India by bringing together researchers, faculty, and students to share new work and exchange ideas. The first BREW was jointly organized by Anujit Chakraborty, Jeevant Rampal, and me. While the conference started as BREW, since 2022 it has partnered with ESA to jointly organize the annual BREW-ESA conference in India. BREW-ESA is now an annual fixture in the Indian conference calendar and is widely attended by scholars based in India and abroad. It provides an invaluable platform for scholars in India to present their work to an international audience, especially since, for many, attending ESA world or regional meetings may not be readily feasible. BREW-ESA travels across institutes located in different parts of India and we are grateful to all those who have volunteered to host BREW-ESA conference.
Note: BREW-ESA 2026 will be held on 14th–16th December, 2026, at JNU, New Delhi.
SEED is a boutique symposium on economic development broadly defined. SEED emerged out of a joint collaboration between Anindya Chakrabarti (IIM Ahmedabad), Pavel Chakraborty (University of Bath), and Ritwik Banerjee (IIM Bangalore). The symposium started in 2024 and caravans from one place to another.
An intensive workshop on behavioral economics research was held at IIM Bangalore on 5th March. Prof. Yan Chen (University of Michigan) was the keynote speaker.
Journal of Public Economics, Management Science, Games and Economic Behavior, Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, Review of Economics and Statistics, Economic Inquiry, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, JPE Microeconomics, Experimental Economics, Economics of Education Review, Economics Bulletin, European Journal of Political Economy, Southern Economic Journal, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Journal of Economic Psychology, Ecological Economics, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Theory and Decision, Economic and Political Weekly.