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A quantitative study about the effects of feeling unable to influence your future on saving behaviour and intentions.
Year of publication 2012
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This report provides insight into the experiences of people in informal debt repayment arrangements, and the factors influencing the sustainability of debt repayments.
Qualitative research commissioned by StepChange Debt Charity to contribute to better identifying early signals of financial difficulty in working households and helping people towards the right help.
Mixed methods approach showing extent of young people’s vulnerability to financial shocks and influences on saving behaviour with policy recommendations for improving financial resilience, by IPPR.
Quantitative research by The Brondesbury Group among Canadian teenagers to explore their financial education, attitudes and behaviours. Commissioned by the not-for-profit Investor Education Fund (IEF).
Recommending principles for education which include students’ attitudes and how they should behave for wide ownership by schools, communities, parents, business and government.
A review of behavioural theory and the ‘nudges’ that can be used to incentivise people to save for retirement.
An analysis of available research and evaluation relating to financial education provision to young people, identifying relevant good practice from health and social interventions.
A literature review of financial literacy and its relationship with financial education, decisions, and outcomes.