Research

Research provides the foundation of the Institute’s activities.  To support and enhance its outreach programs the Institute works with scholars from other universities and a wide variety of academic disciplines including behavioral finance and economics, psychology, sociology, consumer sciences and family studies.  This interdisciplinary approach is expanding the research agenda to generate insights regarding consumer financial decisions.  These insights guide the development of the Institute’s financial education workshops, curriculum and delivery methods. 

In addition, the Institute’s research agenda includes studies of the impact of existing financial education programs across the country to measure program effectiveness, including measures of subsequent change in behavior.