Date: April 23, 2014 Description: CFS and CFED hosted a webinar on Financial Education and Account Access Among Elementary Students. The webinar highlighted the results of research which indicated that financial education produced a large improvement in financial knowledge among elementary students. Watch Now Kasey Wiedrich, Senior Research Manager, CFED Louisa Quittman, Director of Community Programs, … Continue reading Webinar: CFS and CFED on Financial Education and Account Access Among Elementary Students
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Financial Education and Account Access Among Elementary Students
J. Michael Collins, Elizabeth Odders‐White, & Kasey Wiedrich conducted field studies to test the effect of classroom-based financial education and access to a bank or credit union branch in school, alone and in combination, on students’ financial knowledge, financial behaviors, and attitudes toward financial institutions and saving. Download Brief View Full Report The recent economic crisis, … Continue reading Financial Education and Account Access Among Elementary Students
Webinar: Lower Interests for Timely Payments
Date: January 12, 2014 Description: The Center for Financial Security hosted a webinar entitled Lower Interest for Timely Payments: A Field Experiment on Incentives for Loan Repayment. Presenters included Leah Gjertson and Justin Sydnor of UW-Madison, George Hofheimer of the Filene Research Institute, and Josh Sledge of CFSI. Watch Now View Full Report … Continue reading Webinar: Lower Interests for Timely Payments
University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Financial Security 