CfP Deadline:
June 18, 2026
Conference Event:
October 8-9, 2026
Event Location:
Bern, Switzerland
Organizer(s):
CEPR
Description:
The CEPR Research and Policy Network on Household Finance and the Study Center Gerzensee are organising the 2026 CEPR European Conference on Household Finance. The objective is to present state-of-the-art empirical and theoretical research on household financial behaviour and on how it is influenced by government policies and the economic environment. The two-day conference will take place on 8-9 October 2026 at the Study Center Gerzensee.
In addition, a CEPR Research-Policy-Practice event will take place on Wednesday 7 October 2026 at the Swiss National Bank in Bern. The event will focus on “Economic Policy and Household Finance: Insights from Financial Transaction Data”, with a keynote address by Alvaro Ortiz (BBVA Research and CEPR) and a panel discussion featuring distinguished speakers from central banks, financial institutions and service providers as well as academia.We solicit papers in the following areas, but other related areas may also be considered:
- Patterns of asset allocation and debt behaviour over the life cycle
- Financing retirement and the demographic transition
- Consumer indebtedness, financial distress and default decisions
- Behavioural approaches to household finances
- Financial literacy and financial education programmes
- Trust, subjective expectations, pessimism, and financial decisions
- International comparisons of household finances using micro-data
- Cognitive and genetic studies on individual financial performance
- Financial advice and legal protection of investors and borrowers
- The impact of technology on household financial behaviour
The organisers particularly encourage submissions from PhD students in household finance planning to go on the job market in Winter 2026. Students must apply online stating that they are a PhD student and supply their CV. Top submissions, written exclusively by students, will be included in the regular conference programme and considered for the best student paper prize, awarded by the CEPR Research and Policy Network on Household Finance. Past awardees have launched highly promising careers, including assistant professor positions in top academic institutions globally.
Submission:
The submission fee for each paper is 50 euro and proceeds will contribute to covering organisational costs borne by the CEPR RPN. The submission fee is waived only if the author and all co-authors are PhD students. Full instructions on the submission process can be found below.
Important notes
- The paper should be submitted by the intended presenting author.
- Invoices for the submission fee payments will not be available.
Authors who already have a CEPR HUB profile can upload their submission by:
Completing the submission fee payment of 50 euro via the following link on CEPR’s PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EPSK4PEN6YVPY
- Going to https://hub.cepr.org/ and logging in
- After you have logged in, go to https://hub.cepr.org/event/4716
- Click on “Step 1: Apply”
- Under “Apply to Attend” click “Yes”
- Tick “Would you like to submit a paper?”, upload your paper and fill the requested information
- Review and finalise your submission
Authors who do not have a CEPR HUB profile can upload their submission by:
- Creating a new profile here https://hub.cepr.org/user/register
- After you have logged in, go to https://hub.cepr.org/event/4716
- Click on “Step 1: Apply”
- Under “Apply to Attend” click “Yes”
- Tick “Would you like to submit a paper?”, upload your paper and fill the requested information
- Review and finalise your submission
The deadline for submissions is midnight (CEST), Thursday 18 June 2026.
When submitting your paper, please indicate whether you have funds to cover your own travel costs, or whether you will require funding. This information does not affect inclusion of your paper, but it will be used to determine the level of your reimbursement, if any. Please also indicate clearly that you are a PhD student and submit your CV. In case your paper is co-authored, please indicate also whether all your co-authors were PhD students at the time of writing the paper. If any of your co-authors are not currently PhD students, a submission fee will apply.
Expenses of paper presenters and discussants will be covered, unless they indicate that they are able to cover their own expenses. Limited support funds for PhD students will also be available. Applications for attendance without a paper presentation will be possible once the programme is finalised, and available places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you have any difficulties applying for this event, please contact Despoina Chatzilari, Senior Events Officer at dchatzilari@cepr.org.