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Economics area to host ‘Symposium on Network Economics’ on 28th & 29th August

Keynote speaker Prof. Arun Chandrasekhar of Stanford University to conduct workshop as well

26 August, 2025, Bengaluru: The Economics area of IIM Bangalore will host the ‘Symposium on Network Economics’ on 28th and 29th August 2025, at N001. Prof. Arun Chandrasekhar, Stanford University, will be the keynote speaker and will also conduct a workshop as part of the symposium. For the brochure, agenda and other details, please visit: https://www.iimb.ac.in/economics-area/news-events or click here.

The symposium with include workshops, panel discussions and other talks. Prof. U Dinesh Kumar, Director In-charge, IIM Bangalore, will also address the audience during the inaugural session.

Dr. Arun Chandrasekhar is Professor of Economics at Stanford University. His research focus includes social learning, informal finance, partial market completion, health behavior and redistribution, and more, mostly using experiments. He was awarded the Infosys Prize 2024 in Economics for his research on the impact of networks on economic interactions in developing economies. His visit to IIMB for the symposium is part of the Infosys Prize Sabbatical Program, which aims to foster collaboration between Indian institutes and Infosys Prize Laureates.

Add to Calendar 2025-08-29 05:30:00 2026-07-29 13:02:30 Economics area to host ‘Symposium on Network Economics’ on 28th & 29th August Keynote speaker Prof. Arun Chandrasekhar of Stanford University to conduct workshop as well 26 August, 2025, Bengaluru: The Economics area of IIM Bangalore will host the ‘Symposium on Network Economics’ on 28th and 29th August 2025, at N001. Prof. Arun Chandrasekhar, Stanford University, will be the keynote speaker and will also conduct a workshop as part of the symposium. For the brochure, agenda and other details, please visit: https://www.iimb.ac.in/economics-area/news-events or click here. The symposium with include workshops, panel discussions and other talks. Prof. U Dinesh Kumar, Director In-charge, IIM Bangalore, will also address the audience during the inaugural session. Dr. Arun Chandrasekhar is Professor of Economics at Stanford University. His research focus includes social learning, informal finance, partial market completion, health behavior and redistribution, and more, mostly using experiments. He was awarded the Infosys Prize 2024 in Economics for his research on the impact of networks on economic interactions in developing economies. His visit to IIMB for the symposium is part of the Infosys Prize Sabbatical Program, which aims to foster collaboration between Indian institutes and Infosys Prize Laureates. IIM Bangalore IIM Bangalore communications@iimb.ac.in Asia/Kolkata public
29 Aug 2025

Economics area to host ‘Symposium on Network Economics’ on 28th & 29th August

Add to Calendar 2025-08-29 05:30:00 2026-07-29 13:02:30 Economics area to host ‘Symposium on Network Economics’ on 28th & 29th August Keynote speaker Prof. Arun Chandrasekhar of Stanford University to conduct workshop as well 26 August, 2025, Bengaluru: The Economics area of IIM Bangalore will host the ‘Symposium on Network Economics’ on 28th and 29th August 2025, at N001. Prof. Arun Chandrasekhar, Stanford University, will be the keynote speaker and will also conduct a workshop as part of the symposium. For the brochure, agenda and other details, please visit: https://www.iimb.ac.in/economics-area/news-events or click here. The symposium with include workshops, panel discussions and other talks. Prof. U Dinesh Kumar, Director In-charge, IIM Bangalore, will also address the audience during the inaugural session. Dr. Arun Chandrasekhar is Professor of Economics at Stanford University. His research focus includes social learning, informal finance, partial market completion, health behavior and redistribution, and more, mostly using experiments. He was awarded the Infosys Prize 2024 in Economics for his research on the impact of networks on economic interactions in developing economies. His visit to IIMB for the symposium is part of the Infosys Prize Sabbatical Program, which aims to foster collaboration between Indian institutes and Infosys Prize Laureates. IIM Bangalore IIM Bangalore communications@iimb.ac.in Asia/Kolkata public

Keynote speaker Prof. Arun Chandrasekhar of Stanford University to conduct workshop as well

26 August, 2025, Bengaluru: The Economics area of IIM Bangalore will host the ‘Symposium on Network Economics’ on 28th and 29th August 2025, at N001. Prof. Arun Chandrasekhar, Stanford University, will be the keynote speaker and will also conduct a workshop as part of the symposium. For the brochure, agenda and other details, please visit: https://www.iimb.ac.in/economics-area/news-events or click here.

The symposium with include workshops, panel discussions and other talks. Prof. U Dinesh Kumar, Director In-charge, IIM Bangalore, will also address the audience during the inaugural session.

Dr. Arun Chandrasekhar is Professor of Economics at Stanford University. His research focus includes social learning, informal finance, partial market completion, health behavior and redistribution, and more, mostly using experiments. He was awarded the Infosys Prize 2024 in Economics for his research on the impact of networks on economic interactions in developing economies. His visit to IIMB for the symposium is part of the Infosys Prize Sabbatical Program, which aims to foster collaboration between Indian institutes and Infosys Prize Laureates.