U.S. Household Financial Vulnerability: Prediction Analyses in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning
; 33(2):228-242, 2022.
Article
in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-1933445
ABSTRACT
In this article, we projected household financial vulnerability in the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a nationally representative sample of households from the 2017 Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), we analyzed potential changes in financial status in the pandemic resulting from loss of income and savings from discretionary consumption. We provided a ranking of household groups by their financial vulnerability and the first estimate of the number of households at various degrees of financial vulnerability. Our study showed that a substantial part of the universal stimulus payments was made to households that had sufficient income to cover basic needs and those saved by reducing discretionary expenses. For the most financially vulnerable, the first one-time stimulus payment was too little and too late to help with their financial difficulties. Our findings shed light on to whom and in what form the US government should direct financial assistance during the pandemic.
Business And Economics--Banking And Finance; COVID-19; financial vulnerability; household finance; pandemic; unemployment; work from home; Coronaviruses; Households; Insurance coverage; Health insurance; Economic impact; Family income; Pandemics; United States--US; 52411:Direct Life, Health, and Medical Insurance Carriers
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Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning
Year:
2022
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Article
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