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Prof.
Marc Chesney
Task 6.5
Multilingualism, creativity and finance
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Prof.
Paul H. Dembinski
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Observatoire de la Finance was set up in response to a question raised in the early 1990s: what is the purpose of financial markets? Observatoire de la Finance today is a think tank linking technical financial expertise with ethical issues. It is an independent, apolitical and non-religious body engaging in multidisciplinary diagnosis regarding on aspects the relationship between economy, finance, and society. Observatoire de la Finance is an internationally-oriented foundation under Swiss law, supervised by the Federal Ministry of the Interior and working under the responsibility of a Board. It maintains close collaboration with the University of Fribourg (CH), INSEAD in Paris, the Centre of Study of Financial Innovation in London, and Finance Watch in Brussels.
Task in the project
Observatoire de la Finance will lead task 6.5 on “Multilingualism, creativity and finance”, which is organised in two parts. The first part, focusing on the link between multilingualism and creativity, involves hiring specialist expertise in experimental psychology; the second part, which connects findings from the first with financial issues, will rely on in-house expertise. This task, which is designed as particularly adventurous, will be carried out with regular reporting to the project coordinator Université de Genève, and, for its pedagogical implications, with close contacts with partner Universidade do Algarve.
Staff
  • Prof. Marc Chesney
  • Prof. Marc Chesney
  • Dr. Guillaume Fürst
  • Philippe Rudaz
Experience
Observatoire de la Finance manages an international prize in Ethics in Finance for candidates under 35 with total awards of 50,000 USD. We are now in the 4th Global edition, 2nd Iberoamerican edition and 1st Polish edition. In 2008, drawing on Observatoire de la Finance’s expertise, a group of board members, experts and sympathizers has published the “Manifesto for Finance to the service of the Common Good”, currently circulated in six languages. The Observatoire de la Finance is oriented towards the sharing of ideas and the dissemination, through public debate, of specialist research, and organises regular public events on issues of finance and ethics.

The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme under grant agreement No. 613344 (MIME Project).