Financial insecurity occurs when an individual or family experiences inadequate or inconsistent economic resources to acquire basic necessities and meet expenses.
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The Role of Formal Child Support in Children’s Academic Achievement
- Vanessa Ríos-Salas
- Report
- June 2017
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Financial Security: How to Measure it and Why it Matters for Families
- Caroline Ratcliffe and J. Michael Collins
- Webinar
- May 11 2016
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How Merging Psychology and Economics Can Contribute to Poverty Research and Policy
- Justin Sydnor and Lydia Ashton
- Webinar
- November 4 2015
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Emergency Savings for Low-Income Households
- J. Michael Collins and Ida Rademacher
- Webinar
- October 29 2014
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Building human capital and economic potential
- Carolyn J. Heinrich and Timothy M. Smeeding
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- September 2014
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Whose money matters?
- Alexandra Killewald
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2014
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Getting by: Earning, spending, saving, and borrowing among the poor
- J. Michael Collins, Hallie Lienhardt, and Timothy M. Smeeding
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- June 2014
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Family structure and children’s behavior
- Rebecca Ryan, Amy Claessens, and Anna J. Markowitz
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Fall/Winter (2013-2014) 2014
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The cost of breaking up
- Laura Tach and Alicia Eads
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Fall/Winter (2013-2014) 2014
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Pathways Programs and Helping Low-Income Adults Build Marketable Skill Sets
- Laura Dresser, Shawna Carter, Meghan Conlin, and Kevin Piper
- Webinar
- October 15 2013