Third IGPC – IIMA GGM Conference 2020
Date of the Conference: February 7 & 8, 2020
Venue: India Habitat Center, New Delhi
India Gold Policy Center (IGPC) at IIMA organized the third two-day conference on Gold & Gold Markets at India Habitat Center, New Delhi. This was a mix of panel discussions, paper presentations and case study presentations. It was widely attended by policy makers, academicians and industry stakeholders.
Conference Committee
Committee Members
- Prof. Arvind Sahay, Chairperson, IGPC, IIMA
- Prof. Biju Varkkey, IIMA
- Prof. Chetan Soman, IIMA
- Prof. Dirk Baur, University of Western Australia
- Prof. Joshy Jacob, IIMA
- Prof. Sanket Mohapatra, IIMA
Mentors: Prof. Arvind Sahay, Chairperson IGPC & Prof. Errol D'Souza, Director, IIMA
Conference Organizers: Mr Sudheesh Nambiath, Associate Vice President IGPC and Team IGPC
Conference Topics
The Conference intents to receive research papers / case studies on topics focused on but not limited to -
- OTC, spot and derivatives exchange platforms
- Financing structures from mining to retailing
- Gold's silent role as a quasi-currency in international markets
- Structure and pricing efficiency of gold markets
- Consumer behavior with respect to gold
- Retailing and logistics of gold
- Central Bank policies relating to gold
- Taxes and tariffs on gold trade
- Household finance and gold
- Linkages among gold and other precious metals, commodities, equity and debt
- Implications of macroeconomic (fiscal, monetary and trade) policies for gold markets
The conference shall encourage submissions in all the topics which are policy-relevant to gold.
Paper / Case Study Submission
Format for papers
Length: 6000 to 7000 words for paper; 4500 to 6000 words (inclusive of references)
Margins: 2.5 cm. or 1 inch
Font: Times New Roman, 12 point; Spacing 1.5
Title Page: Title, author(s), affiliation(s), contact details
Key Words: Minimum Four
Last Date for Submission of Papers
An electronic copy of the papers in MS Office Word 2007/2010 version should be mailed to the conference team not later than December 15, 2019 at indiagoldevent@iima.ac.in.
Review & Selection Process
The submissions for papers/case studies will be peer reviewed and only those approved by the reviewers will be selected.
Agenda of Conference on Gold & Gold Markets, February 7 & 8, 2020Photo Gallery Day 1Photo Gallery Day 2
External Research Papers
- Round the clock international price discovery of gold
- Behavioral pattern of physical stocks and deliveries in Indian Gold Futures Market
- How Rupeek is helping Indian banks double the personal gold loan market
- Preferences, Use and Impact of Gold Savings product in Migrant Corridors
- Behavioral factors impacting the investment decisions in gold – exploratory study
- Gold purchase preferences and consumption values of women teachers in Kerala
- The role of family members in gold buying decision – an empirical study using correspondence analysis
- An empirical analysis of perceptions of investors towards gold
- Analysis of consumer behavior: A special reference to gold jewelry purchase
- Impact of financial knowledge in ascertaining risk appetite and risk tolerance of gold investors – a test of expected utility theory
- A golden death of dogma to invest in gold: A new investment approach to transform the sector with respect to consumer behavior
- New paradigm of bullion banking in India – An empirical investigation
- Creating a market for Indian Refined Gold: A survey
- A sociological study of goldsmiths of Bengal: migration, artisanal entrepreneurship and social mobility
- Our ears have been bare since then: Gold ownership in a raw silk producing town through the economic reform period
- State policies in India and the gold industry: Exploring the labour process in the gold jewelry making industry in Kerala, India
Sponsored / Internal Research Papers
- Is gold a luxury (rich man’s) product? – Dr. Rajesh Shukla, PRICE
- Financial Market Evidence of Gold’s Special Role in India – Prof. Dirk Baur, University of Western Australia Business School
- Forecasting short run gold spot prices in India using mixed frequency models – Mr. Varun Yadav, IIMA
- Price Discovery of Gold in Indian Spot Market – Mr. Himanshu Sharma and Mr. Abhishek Haider, Bank of America & IIMA
- Wishlist or Cart: Consumer Perception in Online Jewelry Retail – Ms. Sukriti Sekhri, IIMA
- Impact of U.S. President Trump Tweets on Financial Markets in 2019 and the prediction of the percentage change in Gold Price using NLP and Machine Learning – Ms. Anuradha Poddar & Ms. Renisha Chainani, IIMA
- Challenges faced by Gems & Jewelry sector in India in availing Bank Finance – Ms. Pooja Thakkar, IIMA
- Gold Exploration and Mining in India: Current Status and the Project – Dr. Prabhakar Sangurmath, Hutti Gold Mines Co. Ltd., Mr Kapil Shukla & Ms. Minal Marathe, IIMA
