Policy & Programs
At the Initiative for Financial Decision-Making, we want to weave personal finance into the very fabric of society by influencing key policies and convening leading-edge programs for educators, students, and policy makers.
Policy Work
We rely on our wealth of research to influence critical policies that shape and advance financial education. We also host and participate in key policy programs.
IFDM joined forces with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to raise awareness about the importance of financial literacy and the urgent need to close the gender gap in financial literacy. Additionally, IFDM Faculty Director Annamaria Lusardi presented her research to 27 European Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors at the EU Spring 2024 Meeting.
On the Stanford campus, the IFDM hosted European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness, a champion of financial literacy as a tool for improving access to financial markets. Lusardi also discussed her research before the California Department of Education, advocating for mandatory personal finance education in high schools.
Among our program initiatives
Global Money Week
Faculty Director Annamaria Lusardi’s keynote address at the launch of Global Money Week, underscores the importance of conversations about money and the need for financial education in schools.
Watch the video and read her remarks
Mind Over Money
Stanford’s Mind Over Money program provides Stanford students with opportunities to build knowledge, skills, and confidence, leading to healthy financial behaviors.
Learn more
Thought Leadership
IFDM Faculty Director presented at the Informal Meeting of EU Economic and Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in a session titled "Deepening the EU Capital Markets: Retail Investor Participation in Financial Markets and Financial Literacy."