Financial insecurity occurs when an individual or family experiences inadequate or inconsistent economic resources to acquire basic necessities and meet expenses.

How Merging Psychology and Economics Can Contribute to Poverty Research and Policy
- Justin Sydnor and Lydia Ashton
- Webinar
- November 4 2015

Emergency Savings for Low-Income Households
- J. Michael Collins and Ida Rademacher
- Webinar
- October 29 2014

Building human capital and economic potential
- Carolyn J. Heinrich and Timothy M. Smeeding
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- September 2014

Whose money matters?
- Alexandra Killewald
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2014

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

Family structure and children’s behavior
- Rebecca Ryan, Amy Claessens, and Anna J. Markowitz
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Fall/Winter (2013-2014) 2014

The cost of breaking up
- Laura Tach and Alicia Eads
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Fall/Winter (2013-2014) 2014

Pathways Programs and Helping Low-Income Adults Build Marketable Skill Sets
- Laura Dresser, Shawna Carter, Meghan Conlin, and Kevin Piper
- Webinar
- October 15 2013

Emergency savings for low-income consumers
- J. Michael Collins and Leah Gjertson
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2013

Results of the federal urban Empowerment Zone program
- Matias Busso, Jesse Gregory, and Patrick Kline
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2013