Events
The 3rd Cherry Blossom Financial Education Institute was held on April 6-7, 2017. Researchers from around the globe presented their work at the George Washington University School of Business. This year’s Institute was sponsored by the National Endowment for Financial Education.
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José Alexandre Vasco, Director of the Office of Investor Protection and Assistance at the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil
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Session Chair: Claudia Forte, Financial Education Association of Brazil (AEF – Brazil)
Special Remarks by Session Chair Claudia Forte
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Gabriel Garber, Brazilian Central Bank: “Policy-Effective Financial Knowledge and Attitude Factors”
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María José Roa Garcia, Center for Latin American Monetary Studies (CEMLA): “The Importance of Numerical Abilities, Conscientiousness and Financial Literacy in Financial Decision-Making: An Empirical Analysis in the Andean Region”
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David Cervantes Arenillas, BBVA Bancomer: “The Impact of Financial Education Workshops on Bank Clients: An Analysis of Administrative Credit Records”
Session Chair: William Walstad, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Adriaan Kalwij, Utrecht University: “The Effects of Financial Education on Financial Literacy and Savings Behavior: Evidence from a Controlled Field Experiment in Dutch Primary Schools”
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Elizabeth Odders-White, University of Wisconsin-Madison: “Evaluating Experiential Financial Capability Education: A Field Study of My Classroom Economy”
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Special Address: Gender Differences in Financial Inclusion and Financial Literacy
Leora Klapper, Lead Economist, Development Research Group, The World Bank
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Session Chair: Billy Hensley, National Endowment for Financial Education
Sandro Ambuehl, University of Toronto: “Social Transmission of Financial Decision Making Skills. A Case of the Blind Leading the Blind?”
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Steve Vernon, Stanford Center on Longevity: “Enhancing Financial Planning among Economically Diverse Populations Using Age-Progression Technology”
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Francesco Saita, Bocconi University: “Nudging Financial and Demographic Literacy: Experimental Evidence from an Italian Trade Union Pension Fund”
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Session Chair: Michael Staten, Take Charge America Institute, University of Arizona
Jonathan Reuter, Boston College: “New Evidence on the Demand for Advice within Retirement Plans”
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Melinda Sandler Morrill, North Carolina State University: “Annuity Options in Public Pension Plans: The Curious Case of Social Security Leveling”
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Session Chair: Annamaria Lusardi, Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center, GWU
Ivo Gyurovski, University of Chicago: “Individual Predictors of Financial Outcomes: Parsing out the Predictive Roles of Time Discounting and Financial Literacy”
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Thomas Spycher, University of St. Gallen: “Culture and Financial Literacy” Dario Sansone, Georgetown University: “‘Four Bright Coins Shining at Me’: Financial Education in Childhood, Financial Confidence in Adulthood”
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Dario Sansone, Georgetown University: “‘Four Bright Coins Shining at Me’: Financial Education in Childhood, Financial Confidence in Adulthood”
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Aida Ćumurović, Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH): “Financial Literacy and Self-Employment”
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Session Chair: Janet Bodnar, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
Special Remarks by Session Chair Janet Bodnar
Rob Alessie, University of Groningen: “Women, Confidence, and Financial Literacy”
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Noriaki Kawamura, Bank of Japan: “Analysis of Behavioral Economics and Gender Differences in Financial Literacy Based on 25,000 Data Points from Japan’s Financial Literacy Survey”
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