Researcher Profiles Fiona Price

Economic Analysis Department

Current research interests: household behaviour, microdata, financial stability, structural change

Fiona currently works in the RBA's Business Liaison Program within Economic Analysis Department, having previously worked in Economic Research Department and Financial Stability Department. Much of her research has focused on answering policy questions around household spending behaviour and financial stability. Fiona holds a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) from the University of New South Wales.

Research Papers

Bishop J and E Greenland (2021) ‘Is the Phillips Curve Still a Curve? Evidence from the Regions’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2021-09.
Price F, B Beckers and G La Cava (2019) ‘The Effect of Mortgage Debt on Consumer Spending: Evidence from Household-level Data’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2019-06.
Cagliarini A and F Price (2017) ‘Exploring the Link between the Macroeconomic and Financial Cycles’ in J Hambur and J Simon (eds), Monetary Policy and Financial Stability in a World of Low Interest Rates, Proceedings of a Conference, RBA, Sydney.
Finlay R and F Price (2014) ‘Household Saving in Australia’ RBA Research Discussion Paper No 2014-03.

Policy Publications

Price F (2020) ‘Regional Variation in Economic Conditions’ RBA Bulletin, March.
Orsmond D and F Price (2016) ‘Macroprudential Policy Frameworks and Tools’ RBA Bulletin, December.
Price F and C Schwartz (2015) ‘Recent Developments in Asset Management’ RBA Bulletin, June.
Price F and R Finlay (2014) ‘The Rise in Household Saving’ RBA Bulletin, June.
Cunningham M, D Orsmond and F Price (2014) ‘Employment Outcomes of the Economically Disadvantaged’ RBA Bulletin, March.
Connolly E, F Fleming and J Jääskelä (2012) ‘Households' Interest-bearing Assets’ RBA Bulletin, December.