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Centre for Finance and Economics Research (CFER)
The Centre for Finance and Economics Research (CFER) at Great Lakes Institute of Management is dedicated to promoting research excellence and innovation in the areas of finance, economics, and public policy. By engaging with academia, industry, and regulatory bodies, the Centre provides a platform for impactful research, data-driven insights, and informed policy discourse. CFER also supports student-driven projects, faculty research, and collaborative studies that shape responsible and sustainable financial decision-making.
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CFER Annual Finance Conference - January 27th 2026
Prof Vidya Mahambare will represent the centre at the Global Women’s Summit to be held at the Global Trade Centre, Chennai and will participate in a Fireside Chat.
Centre for Finance and Economics Research Launch - February 2026
The Centre’s inauguration event will feature a prominent personality from India’s policymaking domain and will include the release of a white paper on the lives of young adults in India, with a particular focus on employment patterns across gender and states.
The Annual Finance Conference - February 16th 2026
The 16 th The Annual Finance Conference will focus on the theme ‘Financial Stability in a Volatile World: Risks, Resilience, and Regulation’, and will be inaugurated by the Deputy Governor of India’s Central Bank, the Reserve Bank of India, Shri T. Rabi Sankar. The conference will feature a panel discussion and the release of two white papers by the centre’s faculty members: one examining the market efficiency in the sale of non-performing assets (NPAs) by banks and the other on equity market microstructure issues.
Women’s Day Whitepaper Launch - March 16th 2026
Migration among single women in India for employment remains very low, with the lack of safe and affordable housing constituting a key barrier. The report to be released examines the impact of working women’s hostels in Tamil Nadu on women’s employment outcomes and lived experiences, analysing how access to secure accommodation influences labour market participation, mobility, and everyday well-being.
Research
Research at the Centre for Finance and Economics Research focuses on ideas that matter beyond journals and classrooms. Our work spans finance, economics, and public policy, bringing together rigorous analysis and real-world relevance. Faculty and associates engage with industry, regulators, and institutions to examine how markets function, how policies shape outcomes, and how financial decisions affect society at large. The Centre also supports collaborative and student-driven research that contributes to responsible, informed, and sustainable decision-making.
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What Shapes Us
What Shapes Us is a podcast about the forces that quietly influence who we become and how far we go. Through personal journeys, we explore why some people find momentum while others struggle to break through. The conversations move between lived experience and larger systems, where effort, access, chance, and context meet. Each episode lets the 5E framework emerge naturally through stories that feel real, reflective, and human.
Upcoming Episode: Sample Name
What Shapes Us Episode 1: In Talks with Sirisha Bhamidipati
Sirisha Bhamidipati is a Fulbright Scholar, IIM Ahmedabad alum, and disability-inclusion advocate who works to reframe accessibility as essential infrastructure. In this conversation with Vidya, she shares her journey of rebuilding her life after paralysis and reflects on how systems are designed to include or exclude, by choice or by default.
What Shapes Us Episode 2: In Talks with Mitu Samar Jha
Mitu Samar Jha is the Founder and CEO of Eminence Strategy Consulting, with leadership experience across CRISIL, Aditya Birla Capital, ICICI Prudential MF, and Great Eastern Shipping. In conversation with Vidya, she traces her journey from Bihar to the corporate boardroom and reflects on how self-determination and hard work compound over time to shape outcomes.
What Shapes Us Episode 3: In Talks with Vasanth Emmanuel Jeyapaul
Vasanth Emmanuel Jeyapaul is the CEO of CAMSPay, the payments arm of CAMS, one of India’s largest financial infrastructure providers. In conversation with Vidya, he reflects on his journey from interior Tamil Nadu to shaping India’s digital payments ecosystem, and how unexpected choices and transitions have defined his path through the lens of the 5Es
CFER Associates
CFER Associates are faculty members at Great Lakes Institute of Management who are actively engaged with the Centre’s work. Their research and teaching span finance, economics, and public policy, with a focus on questions that matter to markets, institutions, and society. As Associates, they contribute to research initiatives, thought leadership, and conversations that connect academic insight with real-world relevance.
Prof. Vidya Mahambare
Professor - Economics
Area of Expertise: Microeconomics, Monetary
policy, Gender and employment,
International Trade, Development
Economics
policy, Gender and employment,
International Trade, Development
Economics
Email: vidya.m@greatlakes.edu.in
Prof. Vidya Mahambare
Professor - Economics
Area of Expertise: Microeconomics, Monetary
policy, Gender and employment,
International Trade, Development
Economics
policy, Gender and employment,
International Trade, Development
Economics
Email: vidya.m@greatlakes.edu.in
Prof. Vidya Mahambare
Professor - Economics
Area of Expertise: Microeconomics, Monetary
policy, Gender and employment,
International Trade, Development
Economics
policy, Gender and employment,
International Trade, Development
Economics
Email: vidya.m@greatlakes.edu.in
Contact Us
For research collaborations, academic engagement, events, or general enquiries related to the Centre for Finance and Economics Research, please reach out to us. We welcome conversations with scholars, practitioners, institutions, and students who are interested in advancing research and dialogue in finance, economics, and public policy.
CFER Annual Finance Conference - January 27th 2026
Prof Vidya Mahambare will represent the centre at the Global Women’s Summit to be held at the Global Trade Centre, Chennai and will participate in a Fireside Chat.
Centre for Finance and Economics Research Launch - February 2026
The Centre’s inauguration event will feature a prominent personality from India’s policymaking domain and will include the release of a white paper on the lives of young adults in India, with a particular focus on employment patterns across gender and states.
The Annual Finance Conference - February 16th 2026
The 16 th The Annual Finance Conference will focus on the theme ‘Financial Stability in a Volatile World: Risks, Resilience, and Regulation’, and will be inaugurated by the Deputy Governor of India’s Central Bank, the Reserve Bank of India, Shri T. Rabi Sankar. The conference will feature a panel discussion and the release of two white papers by the centre’s faculty members: one examining the market efficiency in the sale of non-performing assets (NPAs) by banks and the other on equity market microstructure issues.
Women’s Day Whitepaper Launch - March 16th 2026
Migration among single women in India for employment remains very low, with the lack of safe and affordable housing constituting a key barrier. The report to be released examines the impact of working women’s hostels in Tamil Nadu on women’s employment outcomes and lived experiences, analysing how access to secure accommodation influences labour market participation, mobility, and everyday well-being.
Research
Research at the Centre for Finance and Economics Research focuses on ideas that matter beyond journals and classrooms. Our work spans finance, economics, and public policy, bringing together rigorous analysis and real-world relevance. Faculty and associates engage with industry, regulators, and institutions to examine how markets function, how policies shape outcomes, and how financial decisions affect society at large. The Centre also supports collaborative and student-driven research that contributes to responsible, informed, and sustainable decision-making.
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Author, ABDC/FT50
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What Shapes Us
What Shapes Us is a podcast about the forces that quietly influence who we become and how far we go. Through personal journeys, we explore why some people find momentum while others struggle to break through. The conversations move between lived experience and larger systems, where effort, access, chance, and context meet. Each episode lets the 5E framework emerge naturally through stories that feel real, reflective, and human.
Upcoming Episode: Sample Name
What Shapes Us Episode 1: In Talks with Sirisha Bhamidipati
Sirisha Bhamidipati is a Fulbright Scholar, IIM Ahmedabad alum, and disability-inclusion advocate who works to reframe accessibility as essential infrastructure. In this conversation with Vidya, she shares her journey of rebuilding her life after paralysis and reflects on how systems are designed to include or exclude, by choice or by default.
What Shapes Us Episode 2: In Talks with Mitu Samar Jha
Mitu Samar Jha is the Founder and CEO of Eminence Strategy Consulting, with leadership experience across CRISIL, Aditya Birla Capital, ICICI Prudential MF, and Great Eastern Shipping. In conversation with Vidya, she traces her journey from Bihar to the corporate boardroom and reflects on how self-determination and hard work compound over time to shape outcomes.
What Shapes Us Episode 3: In Talks with Vasanth Emmanuel Jeyapaul
Vasanth Emmanuel Jeyapaul is the CEO of CAMSPay, the payments arm of CAMS, one of India’s largest financial infrastructure providers. In conversation with Vidya, he reflects on his journey from interior Tamil Nadu to shaping India’s digital payments ecosystem, and how unexpected choices and transitions have defined his path through the lens of the 5Es
CFER Associates
CFER Associates are faculty members at Great Lakes Institute of Management who are actively engaged with the Centre’s work. Their research and teaching span finance, economics, and public policy, with a focus on questions that matter to markets, institutions, and society. As Associates, they contribute to research initiatives, thought leadership, and conversations that connect academic insight with real-world relevance.
Prof. Vidya Mahambare
Professor - Economics
Area of Expertise: Microeconomics, Monetary
policy, Gender and employment,
International Trade, Development
Economics
policy, Gender and employment,
International Trade, Development
Economics
Email: vidya.m@greatlakes.edu.in
Prof. Vidya Mahambare
Professor - Economics
Area of Expertise: Microeconomics, Monetary
policy, Gender and employment,
International Trade, Development
Economics
policy, Gender and employment,
International Trade, Development
Economics
Email: vidya.m@greatlakes.edu.in
Prof. Vidya Mahambare
Professor - Economics
Area of Expertise: Microeconomics, Monetary
policy, Gender and employment,
International Trade, Development
Economics
policy, Gender and employment,
International Trade, Development
Economics
Email: vidya.m@greatlakes.edu.in
Contact Us
For research collaborations, academic engagement, events, or general enquiries related to the Centre for Finance and Economics Research, please reach out to us. We welcome conversations with scholars, practitioners, institutions, and students who are interested in advancing research and dialogue in finance, economics, and public policy.
Doctoral Symposium - December 16th - 18th December, 2025 (Tuesday – Thursday )
Conference - December 19th - 20th December, 2025 (Friday – Saturday )
Call For Papers
We are happy to announce that the 19th Great Lakes NASMEI (North American Society for Marketing Education in India) Marketing Conference has been scheduled for Friday & Saturday, 19th & 20th December 2025. We request you to send your entries for the same. We welcome entries in any area of marketing.
The conference is characterized by
- High quality of presentations.
- Excellent networking opportunities (numerous delegates are from leading schools in USA and Europe will be present),
- Publication opportunities in very good quality ABDC listed journals (details will be announced shortly),
- Winning research grants (for faculty and PhD students)
- Doctoral symposium by renowned, world class faculty from leading schools worldwide (open to Doctoral Students and early career researchers)
- Exceptional hospitality.
WE INVITE EXTENDED ABSTRACTS IN ALL AREAS OF MARKETING
The abstract should be submitted as mentioned below:
- In Microsoft Word; single-spaced lines with one-inch margin on all sides.
- The font should be - Times New Roman and the font size to be used is '12'.
- The submission should not exceed three pages.
- Abstract submitted should have a representative list of references.
You can email your submission to nasmei@greatlakes.edu.in.
Deadline for submission: The last date to submit an extended abstract is Friday October 31st 2025
If you wish to know more, please mail us at nasmei@greatlakes.edu.in.
To know more about NASMEI 2024, click on the button below.
DOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM
Marketing is as old as business itself. The essence of Marketing is creating value – for customers, for firms, for employees, for Governments and for society at all. Rather than seeing Marketing through a narrow prism of “customer buys from a firm, customer gets a product/service and firm earns a profit”, it has become necessary to take a holistic view of Marketing as a function; about how good Marketing affects multiple stakeholders positively.
Therefore, the theme of this year’s Doctoral Symposium is “Marketing and Creating Value”. In this symposium, an eminent panel of anchor faculty will focus on research on the above topic in a holistic fashion: about how Marketing creates value for various stakeholders. The anchor faculty will be drawn from all aspects of Marketing : Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Strategy, Modeling and Services .The content of this symposium would be unique (which we would put up shortly) and for the most part, the material covered in this programme would not be covered in Indian b-school FPM/PhD curriculum.
Please send a mail to nasmei@greatlakes.edu.in. latest by Friday, October 31st 2025.
Kirthi Kalyanam
L.J. Skaggs Distinguished Professor
Santa Clara Universit
Piyush Sharma
John Curtin Distinguished Professor
Curtin University
Pradeep K Chintagunta
Joseph T. and Bernice S. Lewis Distinguished Service Professor of Marketing
The University of Chicago Booth
Preethika Sainam
Associate Professor of Global Marketing
Arizona State University
Sivakumar K
Arthur Tauck Chair and a Professor of Marketing
LEHIGH University
Sundar Bharadwaj
The Coca-Cola Company Chair of Marketing and Professor
Terry School of Business University of Georiga
Murali K. Mantrala
Ned Fleming Professor
University of Kansas School of Business
