Workshop on Behavioural Macroeconomics and Finance 2026

The LSE European Institute and the Bank of England are pleased to announce a call for papers for a Workshop on Behavioural Macroeconomics and Finance.

Date: Friday 13 November 2026
Location: Bank of England, London

The workshop aims to bring together research at the intersection of macroeconomics, finance, and behavioural economics, with a focus on how mechanisms such as bounded rationality, belief formation, cognitive biases, and heterogeneous expectations shape macro financial dynamics, especially in shock prone environments.

We welcome contributions that examine how behavioural frictions influence inflation dynamics, price and wage setting, asset prices, investment, portfolio allocation, financial constraints, risk taking, contagion, financial stability, and policy transmission, as well as work offering new empirical evidence, modelling approaches, or solution methods for incorporating behavioural features into macro financial analysis, scenario design, and policy evaluation.

The programme for the second Workshop on Behavioural Macroeconomics and Finance is now available. The workshop will take place on 13 November 2026 at the Bank of England’s Moorgate premises in London, with online participation also available.

The programme brings together researchers from three continents and features theoretical, empirical and experimental contributions. We are grateful to all authors who submitted their work.

View the workshop programme

Those wishing to attend are invited to pre-register by 6 November 2026.

For updates on future events and research activities, or to join the Global BMF Forum, please contact BMF@bankofengland.co.uk.

We welcome original papers, both theoretical and/or empirical, that contribute to the understanding of behavioural macroeconomics and finance.

Authors interested in presenting their work should submit complete papers by 21 August 2026 to BMF@bankofengland.co.uk with the subject as "Submission: Title of the Paper".

Authors of accepted papers will be notified by mid September.

For questions, please contact: BMF@bankofengland.co.uk