Economic Research
Economic ResearchTopic - Health, Education and Welfare
Early, Broadly, and Through Young Adulthood: A Child Development Perspective on Youth Personal Financial Education
Research suggests that educators should use findings in psychology and behavioral economics to enhance youth personal financial instruction.
Richard M. Todd
September 2011 - Community Development Papers
CDFI News
January 2011 - Community Dividend
Nonprofit credit counselors provide one-on-one help for consumers in crisis
In the aftermath of the recent economic meltdown, nonprofit consumer credit counseling agencies have seen unprecedented demand for their services.
Paula Woessner
January 2011 - Community Dividend
Transportation partnership offers economic hope in north central Montana
For many residents of Montana's Hi-Line region, an innovative transit partnership provides the means to pursue an education, commute to work, or access important services.
Sue Woodrow, Day Soriano
January 2011 - Community Dividend
Child Health and Future Success
A Minneapolis Fed-University of Minnesota conference
Rob Grunewald
December 2010 - The Region
Survey takes stock of state financial education requirements
A recent National Council on Economic Education survey reveals that more states are adding personal finance and economics to their required K-12 curricula.
Michael Grover
October 2010 - Community Dividend
Research examines the receipt of earned income tax credits among welfare recipients
According to the research on earned income tax credits, welfare recipients who work are less likely to receive the credits than eligible individuals who are not on welfare.
Donald P. Hirasuna
July 2010 - Community Dividend
Minnesota's Earned Income Credit Program: Utilization by Current and Former Welfare Households and the Impact of Policy Parameters
An analysis of utilization of the State of Minnesota's earned income credit (the Working Family Credit) among current and former welfare recipients.
Donald P. Hirasuna, Thomas F. Stinson
December 2009 - Community Development Papers
Gender and financial literacy: A conversation with Annamaria Lusardi of Dartmouth College
Community Dividend speaks with Dr. Annamaria Lusardi of Dartmouth College to learn about the gender gap in financial literacy and discuss how financial educators can reach women more effectiv
Ericca Maas
November 2009 - Community Dividend
Report sums up research on social effects of foreclosures
November 2009 - Community Dividend
Fed releases report on concentrated poverty
January 2009 - Community Dividend
Mother and Child Reunion?
An intriguing look into why widows increasingly live alone
Douglas Clement
December 2008 - The Region
The Labor of a Renaissance Man
From Ríos’ extensive agenda, a promising glimpse at failure
December 2008 - The Region
High schoolers' financial literacy remains low, survey finds
September 2008 - Community Dividend
On the Needed Quantity of Government Debt
Edward C. Prescott, Kathryn Birkeland
November 2007 - Quarterly Review
