CFS produced a webinar on October 6, 2020 entitled "Does State-mandated Financial Education Affect Subjective Financial Well-being?". Associate Professor Carly Urban presented research with CFS Director J. Michael Collins and Research Scientist Jeremy Burke on how state-mandated financial education in high school impacts subjective financial well-being. The research was supported by a grant from the … Continue reading Webinar: Does State-mandated Financial Education Affect Subjective Financial Well-being?
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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 Research Brief: Understanding Differences in Financial Well-being Based on Educational Attainment and Gender
With the support of a grant from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation researchers, J. Michael Collins and Carly Urban, conducted a study that examines the financial well-being of young adults through the lens of gender and educational attainment. Using the CFPB's Financial Well-Being Scale, the research contrasts the financial well-being of men and women among … Continue reading Newly Released Research Brief: Understanding Differences in Financial Well-being Based on Educational Attainment and Gender
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