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Highlights from EPIC’s First Expert Survey on Housing Affordability and Stability

In June 2019, Aspen EPIC – an initiative of the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program – surveyed over 100 diverse experts on housing affordable and stability.

BY Dyvonne Body, & 1 more

Blog Post

09.20.2019
Family Finances

College Consequences for People of Color

Fifty percent of students who enroll in a for-profit college default on their student loans, resulting in a population that is financially worse off than when they first enrolled and disproportionately impacts people of color.

BY Dyvonne Body

Blog Post

03.19.2019
Family Finances

5 Solutions to Consumer Debt Problems

Americans with student loan debt, past credit problems, or onerous government fees should have fair options.

BY Ida Rademacher

Blog Post

03.11.2019
Family Finances

Consumer Debt: A Primer

This research primer sheds light on the meaning of current trends in consumer debt.

BY EPIC

Publication

03.26.2018
Family Finances

A Hybrid Approach to Financial Security

Exploring the tension between collective power and individual freedom in managing life expenses.

BY Jeremy Smith

Blog Post

03.12.2018
Finance and Assets

Looking Back at Finance Forward

The closing event of our Finance Forward series on income volatility provided an opportunity to both reflect on the work that has moved forward in other cities, and use these experiences to fuel a conversation focused on solutions unique to Oakland.

BY Financial Security Program & 1 more

Blog Post

01.18.2018
Family Finances

Worker power: A critical component of fair scheduling

Unpredictability. Fluctuating hours. On-call work. Lack of input into schedules. Early dismissal without pay. One of the threads that ties together these and other scheduling challenges commonly experienced by low-wage workers is the fact that millions in the U.S. feel profoundly disempowered in the workplace.

BY Liz Ben-Ishai

Blog Post

02.15.2017
Family Finances

Stable and Predictable Scheduling as Antidote to Income Volatility

This brief synthesizes the current research on scheduling instability, chronicles the most promising responses by the institutions best positioned to act – employers, government, and technology companies – and recommends principles for further reform.

BY Financial Security Program & 1 more

Publication

02.07.2017
Family Finances

“Scheduling-Plus” is a Way to Reduce Income Volatility

What can we do to reduce income volatility for contingent workers and workers with changing schedules?

BY Mariel Beasley

Blog Post

09.07.2016
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