Family Economics Research
Family economics research focuses on how individuals and families obtain and use resources of money, time, human capital, material resources, and community services. The research also explores the relationship between individuals and families and the larger economy and studies the impact of public issues, policies, and programs on family economic well-being.
This area provides research summaries of current research in family economics (with links to the complete article, if available).
Research Summaries Currently Available
- A Framework for Promoting Retirement Savings
- Asset ownership by black and white families
- Automated Saving and Investing Strategies
- Consumer Debt Repayment and Bankruptcy
- Consumer Empowerment and Welfare with Respect to Mortgage Servicers
- Consumer Preferences for Car Loan Features
- Consumers' Accuracy in Estimating their Credit Ratings
- Couples’ money management behavior and relationship satisfaction
- Determinants of Asset Allocation Strategies for Retirement Saving
- Effects of Information on Consumers' Perceptions of Mutual Funds
- Encouraging Savings by Low-Income Individuals
- Factors related to being in higher income categories
- Financial Planning Personality Type
- Financial behavior and college performance
- Financial management behavior and college performance
- Financial values of middle schools students
- Fiscal support for financial education in schools
- Food Insecurity of Low-income Families
- Forbearance Plans for Credit Card Accounts
- Gendered Meanings of Assets for Divorce
- Housing Costs and Economic Hardship for Low-Income Families
- How Financial Assets and Consumer Debt Influence Marital Conflict
- Impact of Health on Financial Security of Older Americans
- Impact of Personal Finance Education
- Impact of Social and Financial Resources on Hardship
- Linking Financial Strain to Marital Instability
- Mortgage Professionals' Perspectives on Abusive and Predatory Lending
- Parental Influence and Teens’ Attitude toward Online Privacy Protection
- Renters’ preparation for retirement
- Risk tolerance and investments of business owners
- Saving for Children’s College Education
- Social and Financial Capital Resources Can Lessen Hardships
- Spousal differences in financial risk tolerance
- Teacher Training in Personal Finance and Student’s Test Scores
- Teens' financial knowledge and behavior
- Women’s investment decision-making
