Bank-Transaction Data in Academic Research Informing Public Policy
Panel Discussion covened by Academic Guest Arna Olafsson, co-organized by Francisco Amaral and Felix von Meyerinck and hosted by Collegium Helveticum
Financial institutions’ data provides key insights into financial behavior and economic issues. The panel discusses how academic partnerships can leverage this data and what is needed to make them work effectively, especially in Switzerland.
"Greater access to bank-transaction data is opening new frontiers in academic research, and this panel brings together an international group of scholars with firsthand experience in data collaborations to share what these partnerships can reveal, how they can inform public policy, and what it takes to make them work in practice."
–Prof. Francisco Amaral
–Prof. Francisco Amaral
Join the event for an engaging and insightful discussion with:
- Winfried Koeniger, University of St. Gallen
- Steffen Meyer, Aarhus University
- Arna Olafsson, Collegium Helveticum and Copenhagen Business School
- Cameron Peng, London School of Economics
- Philip Schnorpfeil, Goethe University
Programm
Date: 21 April 2026, 17:00–18:15
Location: Meridian Hall, Collegium Helveticum, Schmelzbergstrasse 25, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
| 17:00 - 17:10 |
Opening & welcome remarks |
| 17:10 - 18:15 |
Panel Discussion |
| 18:15 |
Closing remarks |
