The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced it will host its first CFPB Research Conference. The event will be May 7-8 at the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C.
The conference will be focused on high-quality consumer finance research, the bureau said in a news release, with academic and government researchers presenting their research papers.
The goal of conference, according to its website, is to connect the core community of researchers and policymakers with the best research being conducted across the wide range of disciplines and approaches that can inform the topic of consumer finance. The bureau hopes that the event is attended by a diverse audience from academia, government agencies, nonprofit agencies and industry.
The conference begins at 1:15 p.m. May 7 with a panel titled “Shocks and Consumer Well-Being,” moderated by the CFPB’s Charles Romeo. A second panel, titled “Consumer Learning and Behavior Change,” starts at 3:30 p.m. with the CFPB’s Melissa Knoll moderating.
On May 8, the first panel begins at 9 a.m., titled “Consumer Background, Knowledge and Expectations on Financial Outcomes.” It is moderated by Lori Parcel of the CFPB.
The fourth panel begins at 11 a.m. and is titled, “Information and Consumer Decision-Making,” with the CFPB’s Erik Durbin as moderator.
A working lunch follows, with Harvard’s John Campbell speaking. The final panel begins at 3 p.m. and is titled “Supply of Credit on Consumer Decision-Making.” Darryl Getter of the Congressional Research Service serves as the moderator.
The event is open to the public but appears to be filled. A notice on the conference website asks interested parties to contact the event planner directly.
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