Key research themes
1. How does financial literacy affect individual decision-making and economic well-being across diverse populations?
This research theme investigates the levels of financial literacy among various demographic groups and its impact on individuals’ financial decisions and overall economic welfare. Understanding financial literacy is crucial to developing effective education programs that empower consumers to make informed choices regarding savings, investments, debt, and consumption, ultimately influencing economic stability and growth.
2. In what ways is financialization reshaping economic actors and social relations within contemporary capitalist economies?
This theme focuses on the structural transformation of economies driven by financialization, exploring how financial techniques, markets, and instruments increasingly pervade corporate behavior, state policies, and individual subjectivities. It emphasizes socio-technical approaches that move beyond capital flows to examine how financial practices and instruments reconfigure economic and social relations.
3. What are the legal and regulatory frameworks governing international financial relations and how do they impact financial system stability?
This theme explores the role and evolution of international financial law encompassing cross-border capital flow, the relationship between public and private legal bodies, and the necessity of state and multilateral regulatory cooperation. It assesses legal mechanisms aimed at maintaining order and economic stability in an increasingly globalized financial system.