Susan Thorp

Professor Susan Thorp is a Finance academic at the University of Sydney Business School. With a PhD in Economics from UNSW and prior roles at University of Technology Sydney and the Reserve Bank of Australia, she focuses on household finance, retirement planning, and financial market behavior.

• BEc (Hons) - University of Sydney
• Dip. Ed. - University of New England
• PhD - University of New South Wales

Her research interests include:

• Life-cycle financial decision-making
• Behavioral influences on savings and investments
• Superannuation policy and market integration
• Commodity market dynamics
• Economic impacts of financial literacy
• Crises-driven market contagion

Recent publications analyze retirement decumulation, financial trust, and commodity-equity market correlations. She leads cross-disciplinary teams applying dynamic programming, econometric modeling, and experimental design to financial challenges.

Her grants include ARC Linkage Projects and ASIC commissions for improving financial communication and regulatory frameworks. Media outlets frequently cite her expertise on superannuation policy, market volatility, and retirement savings behavior.