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
J. Michael Collins
Webinar: Leveraging Mobility – How Employment Builds and Protects Family Wealth and Security
Date: February 19, 2014 Description: CFS held a webinar on building and protecting family wealth and security through employment. PowerPoint Presentation Leveraging Mobility Handout Watch Now The presenters were: Hannah Thomas, Ph.D. Senior Research Associate, Institute on Assets and Social Policy; Research Fellow, Center for Financial Security, University of Wisconsin- Madison Erin Currier, Director, Economic … Continue reading Webinar: Leveraging Mobility – How Employment Builds and Protects Family Wealth and Security
Finding a Yardstick: Field Testing Outcome Measures for Community-based Financial Coaching and Capability Programs
Despite a strong emphasis on building people’s capability to manage their household finances, the “field” lacks a clear set of standards for measuring the condition of any individual’s financial status. The goal of this report by J. Michael Collins and Collin O'Rourke is to describe a small set of standardized measures that could be worthy … Continue reading Finding a Yardstick: Field Testing Outcome Measures for Community-based Financial Coaching and Capability Programs
University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Financial Security 