AI, Digitization, and Financial Markets
This conference invites research on how AI and digital technologies are reshaping financial markets, with a focus on India and South Asia but open to global perspectives.
Funder: National Bureau of Economic Research
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (Completed paper submission deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Travel allowance (business class for one author from outside India; economy class for all co-authors based in India); lodging and meals for all presenting authors.
Summary: Conference explores the impact of AI and digital technologies on financial markets, focusing on India and South Asia but welcoming global research.
Description
The ISB–NBER Conference on Economic Policy and the Indian Economy convenes researchers to discuss the transformative effects of artificial intelligence, digital technologies, and platforms on financial services and markets. The conference emphasizes how these innovations are reshaping household finance, financial intermediation, productivity, labor markets, and competition, with a particular focus on India and South Asia. However, research from other regions with broad implications for AI and digitization in finance is also encouraged. Key topics include AI’s role in financial inclusion, credit allocation, asset pricing, portfolio management, firm productivity, organizational change, and the influence of digital platforms on competition and resource allocation.
