Program
Conference Program, Wednesday, August 17, 2011
08:30 Coffee and welcome.
09:00â€12:00 Opening address: Peter Norman, Swedenʹs Minister for Financial Markets
Presentation: John Y. Campbell, Harvard University: “Making Financial
Markets Work for Consumersâ€.
Coffee.
Presentation: Michael Haliassos, Goethe University of Frankfurt: “Household
Finance, Financial Innovation, and Economic Crisisâ€.
12:00â€13:30 Lunch
13:30â€16:45 Presentation: Brigitte C. Madrian, Harvard Kennedy School: “Behavioral
Economics and Individual Savings Behaviorâ€.
Presentation: Robert C. Merton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology:
“Financial Innovation in Household Finance: A Nextâ€Generation Solution for Funding
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Coffee
Panel Discussion: ʺHow can we improve household financial decisions?ʺ
Panelists:
Lars Frisell (Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority)
Ronald
Janssen (Ortec Finance)
Perâ€Olof Söderberg (Söderberg & Partners)
Concluding remarks.