This study explored saving behavior among low-income households through the institutional theory of saving behavior by (1) determining asset differences between saving and non-saving households, (2) exploring factors related to saving behavior, and (3) identifying differences between two saving...

While all segments of society have been impacted by the economic downturn of the past decade, some groups have suffered more than others. This research finds that Hispanic households were about twice as likely in 2010 to be seriously delinquent on debt payments as in 2004. During the same time...

Which spouse is more knowledgeable about the household's finances in mixed‐sex married couple households? The answer to this question can be inferred from the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF), which assigns the title of “respondent” to the person the household indicates is more...