Introduction to the Special Issue on “Financial Capability and Asset Building for Family Financial Wellbeing”

Julie Birkenmaier (), David Rothwell (), Jodi Jacobson Frey () and Darla Spence Coffey ()
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Julie Birkenmaier: Saint Louis University
David Rothwell: Oregon State University
Jodi Jacobson Frey: The University of Maryland School of Social Work
Darla Spence Coffey: President and CEO

Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2022, vol. 43, issue 4, No 1, 647-653

Abstract: Abstract The papers in this issue emerged from a 2020 social work academic conference focused on financial capability and asset building (FCAB) research. This introduction provides an overview of the challenging financial and economic realities for U.S. families that provide the context for these papers. An outline of social work?s unique role with these families precedes a brief introduction to each included paper. ?Building on these papers, the authors provide an overview of future directions for FCAB research in the areas of theory and methods. Regarding theory, the FCAB field will benefit from the further exploration of the role of access and context for financial capability, as well as the use of institutional theory in FCAB practice and research. The role of relationships on financial behavior is also under-researched along with the intersection of FCAB with clinical issues and other human needs. Regarding methods, future research that uses qualitative and longitudinal data is also needed to advance FCAB knowledge. Overall, interdisciplinary work across social work and consumer finance to build models that span professional boundaries and incorporate FCAB into consumer financial wellbeing models will advance theory and evidence.

Keywords: Financial capability; asset building; research; financial wellbeing; financial practice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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