FIRN Household Finance Meeting

15 April 2026 | Venue: Macquarie University Business School City Campus

Dear FIRN Members,

We welcome you to register as an attendee at the upcoming FIRN Household Finance Meeting.

Registrations close 30th of March 2026.

Hosted by:
Macquarie University FinTech and Banking Research Centre | Monash Business School

Supported by: Financial Research Network (FIRN)
Date: 15 April 2026
Venue: Macquarie University Business School City Campus, Sydney, Australia, Level 24, 123 Pitt Street, CBD, Sydney

The FIRN Household Finance Annual Meeting is a dedicated forum for academics to present and discuss cutting-edge research on household financial behaviour, decision-making, and policy implications. This annual event builds on FIRN’s strong tradition of focused research meetings. We invite submissions of unpublished empirical, theoretical or experimental work that explores household finance from diverse angles including the intersection with FinTech, digital finance and behavioural approaches.

Keynote Speaker

Our Keynote Speaker will be Professor Scott R. Baker.

Scott Ross Baker is an Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Wisconsin and is a Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His research is concentrated in empirical finance and macroeconomics and he has taught courses on Venture Capital, Entrepreneurial Finance, and Corporate Finance.

He is currently engaged in a variety of research projects regarding household financial choices and the measurement of consumption, as well as research regarding the effects of policy uncertainty on financial markets and growth.

Scott joined the Finance Department in the Wisconsin School of Business in 2025. He was born and raised in San Diego, California and received B.A.’s in Economics and Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley in 2007 and a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University.

Call For Paper close 25 January 2026. All details are here.

AirPay FinTech Best Paper Award

The FIRN Household Finance Meeting will feature a Best Paper Award, which includes a AUD 1,000 cash prize sponsored by AirPay FinTech. The award will be presented to the author(s) at the conference in recognition of their outstanding research contribution.

Registration.

• Registration will include catering and access to the full programme.
• Registration is free for all participants

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For general information please visit the FIRN website or contact info@firn.org.au