
SUERF/JVI/OeNB Conference
Date: | Thursday, 20 May 2021 Friday, 21 May 2021 |
13:50-17:15 CET 14:00-17:15 CET |
Venue: | Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Otto-Wagner-Platz 3, 1090 Vienna · Online Webex |
This conference deals with selected gender-related topics in money and finance: Does gender diversity affect economic outcomes? Would a more balanced gender mix in policy institutions such as central banks make for different or better decisions? Would a balanced gender mix in financial firms make the financial system safer? How does gender affect inflation perceptions? How does gender affect financial literacy, and what are the implications?
Scientific Committee: Ernest Gnan, OeNB and SUERF, Hervé Joly, JVI, and Doris Ritzberger-Grünwald, OeNB
Conference Proceedings (pdf)
Thursday, 20 May 2021 | |
13:30 | Online connection |
13:50 | Opening |
Barbara Kolm, Vice President of the General Council, OeNB |
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14:00 | Session 1 – Gender and Economic Policy Making |
Does gender affect economic policy choices and ways how to take and implement decisions? Would a better gender mix broaden the scope of options considered, thus improving decisions, and economic outcomes? What does academic research tell us? What is the practical experience? Introductory remarks: Robert Holzmann, Governor, OeNB |
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Moderator: Claire Jones, Financial Times Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, President, European Central Bank |
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15:45 | Session 2 – Central Bank Decisions By Committee: Does Gender Matter? |
How does gender diversity affect monetary policy decisions? How do central banks do in terms of gender equality? What are remaining challenges? |
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Moderator: Doris Ritzberger-Grünwald, Director, Economic Analysis and Research, OeNB
Rannveig Sigurdardóttir, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Iceland |
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17:15 | End - Day 1 |
Friday, 21 May 2021 | |
14:00 | Session 3 – Gender and Risk Taking: Implications For Financial Firms and Regulation |
Would a better gender mix affect financial firms’ decision making, risk behaviour and social responsibility? What are gender-specific obstacles for women to attain leading positions in financial firms? How may they be overcome? |
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Moderator: Karin Turner-Hrdlicka, Director, Supervision of Significant Institutions, OeNB
Julie A. Nelson, Professor Emerita of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Boston Gerda Holzinger-Burgstaller, CEO, Erste Bank Österreich Becci McKinley Rowe, Managing Director, Co-Head of Fundamental Equities, BlackRock |
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15:45 | Session 4 – Gender, Financial Literacy, Inflation and COVID-19 |
Are there gender differences in inflation preferences, knowledge, perceptions and expectations? Are there gender differences in financial literacy? Which gender-specific effects may COVID-19 have had? If so, what are the reasons and implications?
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Moderator: Petia Niederländer, Director, Payment Systems, OeNB Sylvia Kritzinger, Professor, University of Vienna
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17:15 | End - Day 2 |
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