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Third European Workshop on Household Finance
Call for Papers - Submission Deadline: Thursday 30 November 2017

11-12 May 2018, London

The CEPR Network on Household Finance, Imperial College Business School and London Business School, with the support of the EDHEC PhD in Finance Programme and the Think Forward Initiative are organising the Third European Household Finance Workshop on 11-12 May 2018. The objective of this workshop is to host presentations and foster interaction between Senior and Junior Researchers working in the area of household finance. The workshop will include state-of-the-art research on household financial behaviour and on how this is influenced by other choices, government policies, and the overall economic environment.

TOPICS: 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

We particularly encourage submissions by PhD students in advanced stages of their studies. Single-authored papers written while the submitter was a PhD student will be separately reviewed and eligible for a Best PhD Paper Award sponsored by the Think Forward Initiative. Those wishing to be considered for this separate submission track should clearly state it at the time of submission.

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE: Steffen Andersen (Copenhagen Business School and CEPR), Laurent Calvet (EDHEC Business School, CFS and CEPR), Joao Cocco (London Business School and CEPR), Francisco Gomes (London Business School and CEPR), Luigi Guiso (EIEF and CEPR), Michael Haliassos (Goethe University Frankfurt and CEPR), Tullio Jappelli (University of Naples Federico II, CSEF and CEPR), Matti Keloharju (Aalto University and CEPR), Alex Michaelides (Imperial College and CEPR), Giovanna Nicodano (Colegio Carlo Alberto, University of Torino), Monica Paiella (University of Naples Parthenope), Wenlan Qian (National University of Singapore), Tarun Ramadorai (Imperial College and CEPR), Antoinette Schoar (MIT, CEPR and NBER) and Paolo Sodini (Stockholm School of Economics and SHoF).

LOCAL ORGANIZERS: Joao Cocco, Francisco Gomes, Alex Michaelides, Tarun Ramadorai.

CONFERENCE VENUE: The conference will take place at Imperial College London.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE/REGISTRATION: If you would like to submit a paper proposal, please upload a draft with your reply form by visiting http://www.cepr.org/active/accounts/login.php and indicate whether or not you wish to present a paper or act as a discussant. You will also be asked to specify your funding requirements. If you do not have a profile please contact Mandy Chan at mchan@cepr.org

The deadline for replies is Thursday 30 November 2017. Only electronic submissions will be considered. We cannot accept submissions received after this date. Inclusion in the Programme will be confirmed by Monday 15 December 2018.

You may also like to read our Guidelines (http://cepr.org/content/Electronic-Meetings-Organisation) on how to register online for CEPR Meetings. If you have any difficulties registering for this meeting, please contact Mandy Chan, Events Officer, at mchan@cepr.org or +44 20 7183 8804.

Expenses of paper presenters and discussants will be covered. Limited support funds for Junior Researchers (with preference given to PhD students) will also be available. Attendance without paper presentation will be possible, and available places will be allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis.

FURTHER INFORMATION: Details about the conference programme, and information about registration will be posted on the Network's website http://cepr.org/content/cepr-network-household-finance once the programme is finalised.

Posted: 13 Nov 2017