Stephen Ross, CFS Affiliate and Professor in the Department of Economics at University of Connecticut, along with his co-author Tingyu Zhou, Assistant Professor in the Department of Risk Management/Insurance, Real Estate, and Legal Studies at Florida State University, release working paper that builds on existing literature documenting loss aversion in the housing market, where expected … Continue reading Ross, Zhou Release Working Paper on Documenting Loss Aversion using Evidence of Round Number Bias
Working Papers
Newly Released Paper and Brief: Does State-mandated Financial Education Affect Financial Well-being?
This paper and brief, authored by Jeremy Burke, J. Michael Collins, and Carly Urban, estimates the causal effect of required high school financial education on the financial well-being of young adults. Financial well-being includes people’s subjective sense of financial management, as well as their confidence in achieving their unique financial goals. This study shows that … Continue reading Newly Released Paper and Brief: Does State-mandated Financial Education Affect Financial Well-being?
Newly Released Brief & Working Paper on Foreclosure Spillovers within broad Neighborhoods
CFS Research Fellow and Professor of Economics at the University of Connecticut, Stephen Ross, along with his co-authors Weiran Huang of the Department of Finance in NYC and Ashlyn Nelson from Indiana University Bloomington, have released a working paper and policy brief that examine the spillover effects of foreclosure within broad neighborhoods. Download Policy Brief … Continue reading Newly Released Brief & Working Paper on Foreclosure Spillovers within broad Neighborhoods
University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Financial Security 