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Housing Cost Burden, Poverty Status, and Economic Hardship among Low-income Families
Mimura, Yoko - In: Journal of Family and Economic Issues 29 (2008) 1, pp. 152-165
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Financial Crises, Poverty, and Income Distribution
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2002
. These crises affect poverty and the distribution of income through a variety of channels: slowdowns in economic activity … incidence of poverty and income distribution, and discusses policy options that can be considered by governments in the … with an increase in poverty and, in some cases, income inequality. The provison of targeted safety nets and the protection …
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Credit Card Satisfaction and Financial Literacy: Evidence from an Emerging Market Economy
Akin, G. Gulsun; Aysan, Ahmet Faruk; Ozcelik, Serap; … - In: Emerging Markets Finance and Trade 48 (2012) S5, pp. 103-115
Default problems and complaints about credit cards do not seem to diminish with declining credit card rates. Using a nationwide credit card user survey, we try to identify the determinants of customer satisfaction in the Turkish credit card market. Controlling for customer and card...
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State Mandated Financial Education and the Credit Behavior of Young Adults
Brown, Alexandra; Collins, J. Michael; Schmeiser, … - Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the … - 2014
In the U.S., a number of states have mandated personal finance classes in public school curricula to address perceived deficiencies in financial decision-making competency. Despite the growth of financial and economic education provided in public schools, little is known about the effect of...
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Can Personal Financial Management Education Promote Asset Accumulation by the Poor?
Caskey, John P. - Networks Financial Institute, Scott College of Business - 2006
This paper asks whether personal financial management education is an effective mechanism for helping lower-income households accumulate financial assets and improve credit histories. The paper argues that the best existing studies of the effectiveness of financial literacy initiatives suggest...
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Socio-Demographic Variables, General Psychological Well-Being and the Mental Health Continuum in an African Context
Khumalo, I.; Temane, Q.; Wissing, M. - In: Social Indicators Research 105 (2012) 3, pp. 419-442
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Explaining variations in state foster care maintenance rates and the implications for implementing new evidence-based programs
Goldhaber-Fiebert, Jeremy D.; Babiarz, Kimberly S.; … - In: Children and Youth Services Review 39 (2014) C, pp. 183-206
U.S. Child Welfare systems are involved in the lives of millions of children, and total spending exceeds $26billion annually. Out-of-home foster care is a critical and expensive Child Welfare service, a major component of which is the maintenance rate paid to support housing and caring for a...
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Inter-household variations in environmental impact of food consumption in Finland
Irz, Xavier; Kurppa, Sirpa - MTT Taloustutkimus (MTTL), Government of Finland - 2013
The environmental impact of food consumption depends on the type of foods consumed and the amount of food wasted. It follows that dietary change represents one means of directing food systems towards greater environmental sustainability. The difficulty, however, lies in developing ways of...
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Socio-demographic Correlates of Subjective Well-being in Urban India
Agrawal, Jyotsna; Murthy, Pratima; Philip, Mariamma; … - In: Social Indicators Research 101 (2011) 3, pp. 419-434
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Socio-demographic Determinants of Computer Ownership: An Empirical View in the City of Gui Lin
Cheah, Yong Kang; Ning, Chun Mei - In: Institutions and Economies (formerly known as … 5 (2013) 1, pp. 57-70
This study aims to investigate the socio-demographic determinants of computer ownership in Gui Lin, China. A cross-sectional primary survey data with a total of 459 respondents is used for the analysis. By applying the binary logistic regression model, the results show that age, marital status,...
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