| Dozent/in |
Arna Olafsson, PhD |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Vorlesung |
| Code |
HS261054 |
| Semester |
Herbstsemester 2026 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
| Studienstufe |
Master |
| Termin/e |
Sa, 19.09.2026, 09:15 - 15:00 Uhr, 4.B47
Sa, 17.10.2026, 09:15 - 15:00 Uhr, 4.B55
Sa, 07.11.2026, 09:15 - 15:00 Uhr, 4.B55
Sa, 12.12.2026, 09:15 - 15:00 Uhr, 4.B47 |
| Umfang |
Blockveranstaltung |
| Turnus |
Block Course |
| Inhalt |
The course offers an overview of household finance topics, including financial planning, savings and spending, credit management, financial literacy, the role of expectations, beliefs and personal experiences in financial decision making, financial technology, financial intermediation, retirement planning, intra-household decision making, household heterogeneity in response to monetary policy changes, and gender differences in financial decision making.
The course provides students with a good understanding of the key topics within the household finance literature. In addition to learning the theory, students will actively participate in classroom discussions related to real-life cases, existing research and research ideas that will require them to apply their financial knowledge.
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| Schlagworte |
Nachhaltigkeit |
| Lernziele |
Students should come away from this course with the foundational knowledge that is common to most researchers within the field of household finance, along with a sense of where the active research frontier in the field lies. An important secondary objective of the course is to teach students the art of empirical research: (1) identifying important and interesting questions, (2) identifying the challenges to answering those questions convincingly, (3) understanding common empirical methodologies to overcome those challenges, along with each method’s strengths and weaknesses. The last part will include learning how big data is being harnessed to answer some of the most pressing questions of our time. Another objective of the course (and benefit to the students) is that students should be able to base their master thesis on the final assignment. |
| Voraussetzungen |
None. |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Anmeldung |
Binding registration takes place via the UniPortal; see notes below in the «Proof of Performance» field.
For course information and materials, registration on the OLAT e-learning platform is required from 31 August – 13 September 2026. The students themselves are responsible for verifying the course’s creditability towards their degree program.
Direct link to the OLAT course: https://lms.uzh.ch/url/RepositoryEntry/17903616238 |
| Leistungsnachweis |
***IMPORTANT*** To receive course credit and earn academic credits, registration via the Uni Portal from 31 August (starting at 9:00 a.m.) – 13 September 2026 is MANDATORY.
Late registrations and withdrawals will not be accepted. Once the registration period has ended, participation in the course is MANDATORY. If the course is not completed without a valid reason and without proper withdrawal (including supporting documentation; see the Exam Guidelines), the course will be considered failed (grade 1). |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
Individual or group presentation / Written paper / 3 Credits
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| Hörer-/innen |
Ja |
| Kontakt |
arna.olafsson@gmail.com |
| Literatur |
Gomes, Francisco, Michael Haliassos, and Tarun Ramadorai. 2021. "Household Finance." Journal of Economic Literature, 59 (3): 919–1000.
Beshears, John, James Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte Madrian. 2018. “Household finance.” Handbook ofBehavioral Economics – Foundations and Applications 1.
Badarinza C, Campbell JY, Ramadorai T. International Comparative Household Finance. Annual Review ofEconomics. 2016;8.
Guiso, Luigi, and Paolo Sodini. 2013 "Household Finance: An Emerging Field" Handbook Chapter
The following books are not required reading materials, but they are recommended for students with a strong interest in household finance:
Agarwal, S., Qian, W., & Tan, R. 2020. Household Finance: A Functional Approach. Palgrave Publishing.
Agarwal, S., & Chua, Y.H. 2023. Household Financial Management. World Scientific Publishing
In addition, much of the material covered during the course will be in the form of research papers related to the topic under investigation at each time.
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