The 3rd Cherry Blossom Financial Education Institute was held on April 6-7, 2017. Researchers from around the globe presented their work in Washington, D.C. This year’s Institute was sponsored by the National Endowment for Financial Education.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
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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Washington, D.C.