Periodic Essay
Hidden Financial Devastation Followed Hurricane Harvey
Ricketts, Lowell R.; Gallagher, Emily (2020-02-14)
Financial health, homeownership and flood insurance status before a hurricane altered the financial hardship of flooding on families.
In the Balance

Periodic Essay
The Middle Class May Be Under More Pressure Than You Think
Noeth, Bryan J.; Emmons, William R. (2015)
In the Balance , Issue 11 , Pages 1-4

Periodic Essay
Bankruptcy Rules and "Medicaid Churn" Affect Saving of Families Planning for Medical Bills
Gallagher, Emily (2018)
The use of bankruptcy to avoid medical bills and the sometimes transient nature of Medicaid play a role in low-income families' decisions about saving.
In the Balance , Issue 21 , Pages 1-5

Periodic Essay
Why Didn't Higher Education Protect Hispanic and Black Wealth?
Noeth, Bryan J.; Emmons, William R. (2015)
In the Balance , Issue 12 , Pages 1-3

Periodic Essay
The Importance of Wealth is Growing
Ricketts, Lowell R.; Emmons, William R. (2015)
In the Balance , Issue 13 , Pages 1-3

Periodic Essay
Parents' Wealth Helps Explain Racial Disparities in Student Loan Debt
Addo, Fenaba R. (2018)
The student loans black students are taking out to finance college may be contributing to racial wealth gaps.
In the Balance , Issue 19 , Pages 1-3

Periodic Essay
The nation's wealth recovery since 2009 conceals vastly different balance-sheet realities among America's families
Noeth, Bryan J.; Emmons, William R. (2013)
Short essays related to research on understanding and strengthening the balance sheets of American households.
In the Balance , Issue 3 , Pages 1-2

Periodic Essay
Housing rebound broadens the wealth recovery but much more is needed
Noeth, Bryan J.; Emmons, William R. (2013)
In the Balance , Issue 5 , Pages 1-4

Periodic Essay
College Inadvertently Increases Racial and Ethnic Disparity in Income and Wealth
Ricketts, Lowell R.; Emmons, William R. (2017)
Important new research finds that colleges successfully level the playing field across students with different socioeconomic backgrounds, which the researchers approximated with family income. However, this research does not consider an individual's race or ethnicity as a predictor of success.
In the Balance , Issue 16 , Pages 1-3

Periodic Essay
Hispanic population's share of wealth likely to increase by 2025
Noeth, Bryan J.; Emmons, William R. (2014)
In the Balance , Issue 8 , Pages 1-4