PRCHFE

About the Journal

PRCHFE is an open-access academic journal committed to advancing public research in the areas of household economics, consumption, behavioral economics, and financial regulation. With a foundation in microeconomics, public finance, and applied economic analysis, the journal provides a platform for scholars, policy researchers, and practitioners to publish theoretical, empirical, and policy-relevant work. Contributions focus on household decision-making, consumer behavior, and financial systems—offering insights into how individuals and families navigate everyday economic life in regulated and dynamic environments.

Focus Areas

• Publicly funded or institutionally supported research on economic behavior, household welfare, and social outcomes, with a focus on public interest, regulation, and policy relevance.
• Microeconomic studies of household behavior related to income, expenditure, savings, investments, and intertemporal decision-making.
• Research on consumption patterns, behavioral economics, and consumer decision-making in everyday market contexts.
• Analyses in financial economics and public finance, focusing on household finance, financial literacy, risk, credit, and regulatory frameworks in national and international contexts.

Call for Papers

PRCHFE – Public Research in Household, Consumption & Financial Economics invites submissions from scholars, policy researchers, and practitioners who explore the economic behaviors, financial realities, and regulatory frameworks shaping households and consumer life in the 21st century.

The journal seeks original research and critical perspectives at the intersection of microeconomics, financial economics, behavioral economics, and public policy. We welcome empirical and theoretical contributions that examine how individuals, families, and communities make financial and consumption decisions within changing institutional, social, and macroeconomic environments.

PRCHFE publishes public-interest research grounded in the realities of economic life – from household-level analysis to regulatory systems and behavioral shifts.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

• Household finance, budgeting, savings, and intertemporal decision-making
• Consumer behavior, consumption patterns, and behavioral interventions
• Public finance, taxation, and regulatory effects on households and markets
• Financial literacy, access to credit, and economic vulnerability
• Behavioral responses to inflation, debt, and economic policy
• Social policy and its economic implications for everyday life
• Comparative and international perspectives on financial inclusion
• Empirical studies using household surveys, experiments, or big data

PRCHFE accepts submissions through one of the following editorial review procedures:

• Blind Peer Review: Anonymous double-blind review by external referees.
• Non-Blind Peer Review: Open review by appointed subject experts.
• Editorial Review: Reviewed by the editorial team of PRCHFE.

Authors may indicate a preferred review method when submitting. All accepted papers are published open-access and assigned DOIs via CrossRef.

📬 Submit your manuscript via email: editor@prchfe.org
✍️ Submissions are welcome on a rolling basis.

Join the conversation on how real people navigate real economies.