On this December 3, 2019 webinar, author and Associate Professor, Sarah Halpern-Meekin, explored the question of whether the lack of close, meaningful social ties is a public - rather than just a private - problem in our society in her newly published book "Social Poverty: Low-Income Parents and the Struggle for Family and Community Ties". … Continue reading Webinar: Exploring Social Poverty: A Webinar Discussion of the Impact of Family and Community Ties for Low-Income Populations
Webinars
Webinar: What Motivates Consumers to Check their Credit?: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Most consumers do not obtain their annual credit report or participate in credit monitoring offered by credit reporting agencies and financial institutions. In 2010, only about 16 million American consumers checked their credit for free through one of the big three credit bureaus. Many possess inaccurate beliefs about their creditworthiness despite the availability of free … Continue reading Webinar: What Motivates Consumers to Check their Credit?: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Webinar: How are Older Adults Affected by Debt Stress and Mortgage Borrowing? Study Findings and Implications
Researchers, Stephanie Moulton, Caezilia Loibl, and Donald Haurin, from The Ohio State University shared study background and findings for their research on "Debt Stress and Mortgage Borrowing in Older Age: Implications for Economic Security in Retirement", which was funded through the Social Security Administration's Retirement and Disability Research Consortium. The amount of financial debt held … Continue reading Webinar: How are Older Adults Affected by Debt Stress and Mortgage Borrowing? Study Findings and Implications
University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Financial Security 