Program

Conference Program, Wednesday, August 17, 2011

08:30 Coffee and welcome.

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09:00‐12:00 Opening address: Peter Norman, Swedenʹs Minister for Financial Markets

Presentation: John Y. Campbell, Harvard University: “Making Financial
Markets Work for Consumers”.

Coffee.

Presentation: Michael Haliassos, Goethe University of Frankfurt: “Household
Finance, Financial Innovation, and Economic Crisis”.

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12:00‐13:30 Lunch

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13:30‐16:45 Presentation: Brigitte C. Madrian, Harvard Kennedy School: “Behavioral
Economics and Individual Savings Behavior”.

Presentation: Robert C. Merton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology:
“Financial Innovation in Household Finance: A Next‐Generation Solution for Funding
Retirement”.

Coffee

Panel Discussion: ʺHow can we improve household financial decisions?ʺ

Panelists:
Lars Frisell (Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority)
Ronald
Janssen (Ortec Finance)
Per‐Olof Söderberg (Söderberg & Partners)

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Concluding remarks.