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SUMMARY:When is Wealth Liquid? Gold and Household Financial Constraints in India
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Economics\, SRM University–AP\, invites faculty members\, researchers\, scholars\, and students to the November edition of the SRMAP Economics Virtual Seminar Series. \nThe session will feature Dr Aditi Singh\, Assistant Professor\, Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL). The seminar will explore the identification of hand-to-mouth households in India\, with a focus on understanding household financial circumstances\, consumption behaviour\, and access to liquid financial resources. \nThe discussion will offer valuable insights into household financial vulnerability and the economic factors that influence financial decision-making and consumption patterns. \nSpeaker: Dr Aditi Singh\, Assistant Professor\, Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL)\nTitle: When is Wealth Liquid? Gold and Household Financial Constraints in India \nDate: November 18\, 2026\nTime: 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM\nMode: Online via Zoom \nAbstract: Households can own substantial wealth and still lack the liquidity required to sustain spending when income falls. We construct a joint household income and balance-sheet dataset for India by combining the Consumer Pyramids Household Survey with the All-India Debt and Investment Survey. We harmonize their common information and use machine learning to predict the missing assets and liabilities in the income and consumption panel. We then measure financial constraints and compare consumption responses to income shocks. Under the benchmark definition\, 6% of CPHS households are poor hand-to-mouth and 40.7% are wealthy hand-to-mouth. Gold changes this classification. Counting it as illiquid wealth shifts households from the poor to the wealthy group; allowing for its potential collateral value further distinguishes households within that group. We apply the Blundell-Pistaferri-Preston method to annual income and consumption. We find that households that own sufficient gold to use as collateral pass through only 18.7% of transitory shocks\, compared to 22% for households that own little to no gold. The joint dataset thus connects the composition of wealth to financial constraints and consumption adjustment. It also illustrates how other countries can combine existing surveys to study household finance when no single source records all the required information. \nThe seminar will provide a platform for participants to engage with contemporary research in household finance and deepen their understanding of financial behaviour in the Indian context.
URL:https://events.srmap.edu.in/event/when-is-wealth-liquid-gold-and-household-financial-constraints-in-india/
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SUMMARY:Demonetization and Child Health: Evidence from India
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Economics\, SRM University–AP\, invites faculty members\, researchers\, scholars\, and students to the December edition of the SRMAP Economics Virtual Seminar Series. \nThe session will feature Dr Shampa Bhattacharjee\, Associate Professor\, Shiv Nadar University\, Institute of Eminence\, who will present research examining the relationship between demonetization and child health outcomes in India. \nThe seminar will explore the broader implications of a major economic policy intervention and its effects on household welfare and child health. The discussion will provide an opportunity to understand how economic policies can have consequences extending beyond financial and macroeconomic indicators to social and health outcomes. \nSpeaker: Dr Shampa Bhattacharjee\, Associate Professor\, Shiv Nadar University\, Institute of Eminence\nTitle: Demonetization and Child Health: Evidence from India\nDate: December 16\, 2026\nTime: 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM\nMode: Online via Zoom \nAbstract: This paper analyses the impact of the 2016 Indian demonetization episode on infant mortality. The demonetization policy rendered approximately 86% of circulating Indian currency invalid as legal tender\, resulting in substantial cash shortages in the following months. People could exchange old notes for new ones at banks. Thus\, the effects of demonetization are expected to be more pronounced for districts with lower access to banks. To identify the health effects of demonetization\, we use a previous bank branch expansion policy that created a discontinuity in access to banks at a predetermined policy cutoff. Using a difference-in-discontinuities design\, we compare infant mortality before and after demonetization across districts with differing levels of bank access near the policy threshold. Our findings indicate that rural households residing in districts with greater access to banks near the threshold experienced significantly lower infant mortality. \nThe seminar will bring together members of the academic community for an engaging discussion on economic policy\, household welfare\, and health outcomes in India.
URL:https://events.srmap.edu.in/event/demonetization-and-child-health-evidence-from-india/
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