Families and Financial Instability

External Grantees Conference

April 8-9, 2010
Conference Agenda

The NCFMR funded the following projects supporting innovative approaches to research on families and financial instability. Grantees presented their research findings at the NCFMR in spring 2010 and provided working papers for inclusion in our Working Paper Series. 


Family Structure, Employment, and Retirement in Later Midlife
  • Regina Bures, PI, Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law, University of Florida

Does Homeownership Affect Relationship Stability?: Evidence from an Event History Analysis
  • Michal Grinstein-Weiss, PI, and Pajarita Charles, Co-I, School of Social Work, and Kim Manturuk, Co-I, Center for Community Capital, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hilll
    • Cited in Brookings, Journal: Start children early for financial success
    • Cited in Journal of Consumer Affairs, Renters fared worse than homeowners during the Great Recession
    • Published in Social Service Review, September 2011; doi: 10.1086/662166
    • Published in Newswise, March 5, 2013. Homeowners Fared Better in Great Recession Than Renters
    • WP-10-18
      • Published in Journal of Urban Affairs, 33(3), March 24, 2011, 50-66 doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2011.00549.x

Parental Job Loss and Marital Conflict
  • Ariel Kalil, PI, Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, The University of Chicago
  • Patrick Wightman, Co-I, Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
    • WP-10-07
      • Early Childhood Material Hardship and the Health of Children Born to Hispanic Families
External Grantees

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