SUERF/JVI/OeNB Conference

Gender, Money and Finance - 1st Vienna Economic Dialogue

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

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

	Moderator: Claire Jones, Financial Times Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, President, European Central Bank

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?

	Moderator: Doris Ritzberger-Grünwald, Director, Economic Analysis and Research, OeNB Central bank decisions by committee: does gender matter? Sylvie Goulard, Vice Governor, Banque de France pdf - presentation Central bank decisions by committee: does gender matter? Ana Ivkovic, Vice Governor, National Bank of Serbia pdf - presentation Gender, Money and Finance Paola Profeta, Professor, Bocconi University pdf - presentation Rannveig Sigurdardóttir, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Iceland

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?

	Moderator: Karin Turner-Hrdlicka, Director, Supervision of Significant Institutions, OeNB Women In Saudi, the silent revolution of 2030 Khlood Aldukheil, CEO, Erteqa Financial Company pdf - presentation Gender and risk taking: implications for financial firms and regulation Renée B. Adams, Professor of Finance, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford pdf - presentation 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

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?

	Moderator: Petia Niederländer, Director, Payment Systems, OeNB Sylvia Kritzinger, Professor, University of Vienna Women’s Financial Wellbeing and Literacy Annamaria Lusardi, Professor, George Washington University School of Business pdf - presentation Gender and finance – A central bank’s perspective Andréa M. Maechler, Member of the Governing Board, SNB pdf - presentation Gender, financial literacy, inflation and COVID-19 - an Austrian perspective Angelika Sommer-Hemetsberger, Member of the Board of Executive Directors, OeKB pdf - presantation Can Financial Education Help Bridge The Gender Gap?Reflections from Singapore Joanne Yoong, Program Director, USC Center for Economic and Social Research pdf - presentation

17:15	End - Day 2

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