Olga Balakina

Olga Balakina serves as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Household Finance at the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE, following prior research roles at Aarhus University and Lund University. She earned her PhD from Bocconi University, establishing her expertise in financial economics.

Her academic background centers on advanced finance research, with doctoral training at Bocconi University providing the foundation for her interdisciplinary work.

Dr. Balakina's research spans critical domains in modern finance, emphasizing:

• Household Finance
• Behavioral Finance
• Financial Literacy
• Social Finance
• Applied Networks

She investigates how network structures and social dynamics influence individual financial decision-making, savings behaviors, and economic resilience at the household level.

No documented information exists regarding student mentorship or specific research grants in the provided materials.

She actively contributes to SAFE's Household Finance department, which operates within the institute's integrated research framework alongside departments focused on Financial Intermediation, Financial Markets, Macro Finance, and Law & Finance.