Browsing Center for Financial Security Publications by Title
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AARP Foundation Finances 50+ Research Brief: Program Impact and Implications for Policy & Practice
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Attitudes to Savings and Financial Education Among Disability-Related Population Groups: Findings from the Financial Literacy Focus Groups
(Center for Financial Security, 2010)The University of Wisconsin’s Center for Financial Security and Abt Associates, Inc., conducted eight focus groups, four with adults with disabilities receiving SSDI or SSI benefits who work or want to work, and four ... -
Attitudes to Savings and Financial Education Among Low-Income Populations: Findings from the Financial Literacy Focus Groups
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Attitudes to Savings and Financial Education Among Low-Income Populations: Findings from the Financial Literacy Focus Groups
(Center for Financial Security, 2010)The University of Wisconsin‘s Financial Literacy Research Consortium (UW-FLRC) and Abt Associates, Inc., conducted 18 focus groups with mostly low-income individuals to explore how community-based organizations might ... -
Beyond the Bottom Line: Relationship Reasons to Practice Thrift
(Center for Financial Security, 2010)We analyze the impact of cognitive skills on two specific examples of consumer financial decisions where suboptimal behavior is well defined: first, the use of a credit card for a transaction after making a balance ... -
Bringing Financial Coaching to Scale - The Potential of Group Coaching Models
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A Broader Approach to Financial Inclusion
(Center for Financial Security, 2016)Key Components: Financial literacy, Access to advice, Means to build capability (Households). Payment systems, Consumer protections, Equitable access (Markets). -
Building the Capacity of Human Service Providers to Deliver Financial Literacy to Domestic Violence Survivors
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Catastrophes and Demand for Life Insurance
(Center for Financial Security, 2009)Prior research suggests that the occurrence of a catastrophe may lead to increases in risk perception, risk mitigation, and insurance purchasing behavior. Given the extensive damage that often is inflicted by natural ... -
The Center for Financial Security Health and Finances Research Workshop: A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholars Event
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The Center for Financial Security Health and Finances Research Workshop: A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholars Event
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Central New Mexico Community College Financial Coaching Training Survey: Final Report
(Center for Financial Security, 2013)Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) has trained hundreds of new financial coaches in cities across the United States. These trainings have been central to the expansion of the financial coaching field. In 2009, ... -
Cognitive Abilities and Household Financial Decision Making
(Center for Financial Security, 2009)We analyze the impact of cognitive skills on two specific examples of consumer financial decisions where suboptimal behavior is well defined: first, the use of a credit card for a transaction after making a balance ... -
Coming Up with Cash in a Pinch: Emergency Savings and Its Alternatives
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Creating a More Inclusive and Accessible Financial Coaching Program: A Case Study Exploration of Strategies and Recommendations
(Center for Financial Security, 2017)CFS interviewed financial coaching organizations from across the U.S. about their strategies for making their programs more inclusive and accessible to the communities they serve. -
Debt Literacy, Financial Experiences, and Overindebtedness
(Center for Financial Security, 2009)We analyze a national sample of Americans with respect to their debt literacy, financial experiences, and their judgments about the extent of their indebtedness. Debt literacy is measured by questions testing knowledge ... -
Defining the Role and Contributions of Social Workers in the Advancement of Economic Stability and Capability of Individuals, Families, and Communities
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Designing disclosures to improve consumer financial decision making: Lessons learned from consumer testing
(Center for Financial Security, 2010)We explore findings from consumer testing of disclosures and what these can tell us about how and how much well-designed disclosures may improve consumer understanding of financial products. Consumer testing conducted ... -
Discounting and Defaulting: Evidence from Time Preference Experiments and Administrative Credit Data
(Center for Financial Security, 2010)Prior empirical analyses of credit default demonstrate the importance of policy-driven differences in costs and benefits. However, little is known about individual determinants of default within a given institutional ... -
Documenting Loss Aversion using Evidence of Round Number Bias
(Center for Financial Security, 2020)Many studies document loss aversion in the housing market, where expected losses lead to higher sales prices. However, exposure to expected losses may correlate with unobservables that influence housing prices. Under the ...