时间：2015/06/24, 15:30-17:00

地点：经济学院一楼院史馆

主讲人：萧经建（美国罗德岛大学）

主讲题目：Consumer Financial Capability and Well-Being（消费者财务能力与福利）

主讲人介绍：Dr. Jing Jian Xiao is Full Professor of Consumer Finance in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Rhode Island. He conducts research and teaches courses in consumer economics and finance. His research interests include consumer financial literacy, financial behavior, financial capability and financial well-being. His research findings have been published in consumer economics and finance related journals including SSCI journals such as International Journal of Consumer Studies, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Consumer Affairs, Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, Social Indicators Research, etc. He published books such as Modern Family Economics, The Mathematics of Personal Finance, Chinese Youth in Transition, Handbook of Consumer Finance Research, and Consumer Economic Well-Being. He is the editor-in-chief of Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning that is listed in ABI, EconLit, and other indexing/abstracting databases. He is also editing a book series entitled International Series on Consumer Science published by Springer. He served as the president of American Council on Consumer Interests and the president of Asian Consumer and Family Economics Association, among others. He served as consultant and guest speaker for several financial literacy projects sponsored by the U.S. Department of Treasury, National Endowment for Financial Education, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and other organizations. He has been invited to give lectures on consumer financial research in China, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, and other countries and areas. In 2005-07, he was the inaugural Take Charge America Endowed Chair Professor and Director of TCA Institute of Consumer Financial Education Research at the University of Arizona. He received his Ph.D. in consumer economics from Oregon State University and M.S. and B.S. in economics from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law.