Melissa Song

Dr. Melissa Hyunji Song is a Lecturer in the School of Economics at the University of Sydney. She earned her PhD in Economics from Texas A&M University in 2023. Her primary research examines macroeconomic policy impacts on household financial behavior, with specific focus on transmission mechanisms between fiscal interventions and consumer responses.

Her research agenda centers on understanding how monetary and fiscal policy instruments affect household balance sheets and consumption patterns. She investigates the interplay between government policy, household debt accumulation, and broader economic stability.

Publications demonstrate methodological rigor in analyzing household financial responses to policy changes, with emerging focus on expectation formation and consumption smoothing behaviors.