Family dynamics

Application Decision-making for SSI for Children: A Qualitative Study with Beneficiary and Nonbeneficiary Families

• January 30, 2024
• Susan Barnes
• benefit claiming, Family dynamics, Social Security, Supplemental Security Income

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program of the Social Security Administration provides an important safety net to families of children with severe disabilities who meet specific income and asset criteria. Yet the number of children served by the program has…

Assessing the First Economic Impact Payment in the Older Population Using the Health and Retirement Study

• February 28, 2023
• Susan Barnes
• Behavioral economics, COVID-19, Family dynamics, Financial well-being, Health and Retirement Study

Assessing the First Economic Impact Payment in the Older Population Using the Health and Retirement Study

• February 15, 2023
• Susan Barnes
• Behavioral economics, COVID-19, Family dynamics, Financial well-being, Health and Retirement Study

We use data collected by the Health and Retirement Study in its 2020 wave to study awareness and impact of the Economic Impact Payment stimulus on different groups of older Americans during the coronavirus pandemic.

Contextual and Social Predictors of Scam Susceptibility and Fraud Victimization

• June 3, 2022
• Susan Barnes
• Cognition, Family dynamics, Financial well-being, Fraud

Contextual and Social Predictors of Scam Susceptibility and Fraud Victimization

• December 21, 2021
• Susan Barnes
• Cognition, Family dynamics, Financial well-being, Fraud

Financial fraud targeting older adults is on the rise, with annual losses totaling in the billions of dollars. Prior cross-sectional and qualitative studies have reported that negative life events and social factors, such as poor psychological well-being and loneliness, are…

The Alignment of Household Preferences and Financial Decisions Leading up to Retirement

• November 29, 2018
• Susan Barnes
• Administrative data link, Family dynamics, retirement savings

This project will link survey and administrative data to investigate how within-couple differences in preferences and decision-making abilities affect household finances. We study whether misalignment of preferences or abilities influences choices and, thus, retirement readiness.

Parents with an Unemployed Adult Child: Labor Supply, Consumption, and Savings Effects

• June 14, 2018
• Family dynamics, Financial well-being, Labor Supply, retirement savings

Work-Life Balance and Labor Force Attachment at Older Ages

• June 14, 2018
• Family dynamics, Health, Health and Retirement Study, Older workers

Parents with an Unemployed Adult Child: Labor Supply, Consumption, and Savings Effects

• June 14, 2018
• Family dynamics, Financial well-being, Labor Supply, retirement savings

The risk of labor market, health, and asset-value shocks comprise profound retirement savings challenges for older workers. Parents, however, may experience added risk if their children experience adverse labor market shocks. Prior research has shown that parents support their children…

Work-Life Balance and Labor Force Attachment at Older Ages

• June 14, 2018
• Family dynamics, Health, Health and Retirement Study, Older workers

We use data from the Health and Retirement Study to examine the role of work-life balance (WLB) as a nonmonetary determinant of retirement transitions, conditional on job attributes such as hours of work, compensation and benefits. We show that low…