ICF supports research across financial economics, behavioral finance, and financial history. Our initiatives bring together faculty, visiting scholars, and doctoral students around shared questions at the frontier of the field.
Financial History Research
The ICF maintains an archival collection that spans capital market history from the Hellenistic period through the modern era, including original records from the South Sea Bubble of 1720, and early stock exchanges in London, New York, Shanghai, and St. Petersburg. This material makes possible research that tests foundational questions about how markets form, fail, and recover across episodes far outside the range of recent experience.
Behavioral Research
The ICF supports research in behavioral decision-making, behavioral economics, and behavioral finance. Drawing on experimental methods, field studies, and theoretical models, this work examines how psychological factors shape financial markets and individual financial decisions. ICF is the proud host of the Yale Summer School in Behavioral Finance that brings together advanced doctoral students and faculty from around the world.