Professor of Public PolicyMcCourt School of Public PolicyGeorgetown University ph627@georgetown.edu Areas of Research Interest: Aging, Policy, Health, and Inequality More information Previous Return to Fellows Next
Pamela Herd
Early-Life Schooling and Cognition and Late-Life Financial Literacy in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
This paper by Pamela Herd, Karen Holden, and Yung-ting Su focuses on the relationship between cognitive functioning in early and late life and older adults’ ability to effectively manage their finances. Download Brief The results of this study demonstrate the problems that older adults face today, and that younger cohorts will face to an even greater … Continue reading Early-Life Schooling and Cognition and Late-Life Financial Literacy in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
Webinar: Financial Literacy – Is it Really About Cognitive Functioning?
Date: May 10, 2011 Description: Pamela Herd hosted a webinar on the relationship between financial literacy and cognitive functioning. Results revealed that cognitive ability is linked to financial knowledge for those without college degrees but not for those with college degrees, and for those without college degrees, late-life measures of cognitive functioning are correlated with financial … Continue reading Webinar: Financial Literacy – Is it Really About Cognitive Functioning?
University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Financial Security 