Sunday 3 January 2016

IIM Kozhikode to host the 52nd Annual Conference of ‘The Indian Econometric Society (TIES)’ 4-6 January, 2016

Kozhikode, 1 January 2016: Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) will be hosting the 52nd Annual Conference of The Indian Econometric Society (TIES) from 4 to 6 January, 2016 at the IIM Kozhikode campus.
TIES Conference is a major annual academic event in India which brings together economists and econometricians to deliberate, collaborate and share their research findings. Prof. Pami Dua, Director, Delhi School of Economics is the Conference President.
Some of the prominent speakers in the conference are Mr.  Rana Kapoor, Chairman of Yes Bank, Prof B. B. Bhattacharya, former Vice Chancellor of JNU and Prof Subhash Ray, University of Connecticut, USA and so on.
The conference will have several technical sessions and presentation of the Mahalanobis Memorial Medal Awards for 2014 and Prof. MJ Manohar Rao Awards for 2014 and 2015. Around 300 research scholars and academics will present their papers at this prestigious academic platform.  Prof. Roy Batchelor, Cass Business School, London will deliver the inaugural address.
 There will be panel discussions on the following:
·         Kerala economy where economists and policy makers will be debating whether the state economy is a leader or a laggard
·         International money and finance, involving panelists from RBI and academia
The Indian Econometric Society (TIES) is one of the oldest and largest bodies of professional econometricians and economists with more than 2000 members from all over India working for the development of econometric methodology and applications.
About Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
Started in 1997 with its Postgraduate Programme (PGP), the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) is on a high growth trajectory today, offering widest range of academic programmes in the field of management education. These include Fellow Program in Management, Executive PG Programs, Management Development Programs and Faculty Development Programs. IIMK set up a Satellite campus at Infopark, Kochi, in 2013 dedicated to Executive Education.

For further information, please contact:
Dr. M.G. Sreekumar                             |    Ms. Meghana Bangalore
Head, Media Relations, IIMK              |    Adfactors PR, Kochi
+91- 9447654066                               |    +91- 9819120245
mgsree@iimk.ac.in                              |    meghana.bangalore@adfactorspr.com