Income Volatility: A Primer

Income volatility is a critical issue for understanding financial security today, which is why Aspen FSP is devoting the inaugural year of its new knowledge-synthesis initiative, the Expanding Prosperity Impact Collaborative (EPIC), to the issue. EPIC aims to be an evidence-based forum for gaining clarity about the nature of the problem, its evolution, its significance, and our options for responding. This issue brief – built on a comprehensive literature review by Aspen FSP staff – is a first step, designed to provide a common frame of reference and facilitate a shared understanding of existing evidence and directions for future research.

A Financial Security Threat in the Courtroom
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A Financial Security Threat in the Courtroom

For readers unfamiliar with the subject, we offer a simple, non-technical explanation of debt collection litigation.

Strong Foundations: Housing Security Solutions Framework
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Strong Foundations: Housing Security Solutions Framework

Everyone can do something to expand housing security in their own communities. Find the robust set of solutions for effective, equitable, and sustainable housing in the full solutions framework.

The COVID-19 Eviction Crisis: an Estimated 30-40 Million People in America Are at Risk
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The COVID-19 Eviction Crisis: an Estimated 30-40 Million People in America Are at Risk

A look into how the eviction crisis caused by the global pandemic disproportionately affected predominantly Black and Latinx communities.

The True Cost of Caregiving
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The True Cost of Caregiving

This report illustrates four pillars of care: child care and early education, adult and elder care, family caregiving and self care, and professional caregiving.

Building Financial Security in a COVID-19 World: Triage, Recover, Stabilize
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Strong Foundations: Financial Security Starts with Affordable, Stable Housing
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Strong Foundations: Financial Security Starts with Affordable, Stable Housing

This research brief explores how and why housing costs are a critical threat to Americans’ financial security.

Fines, Fees, and Financial Security in the US South
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Fines, Fees, and Financial Security in the US South

Toward a College-Debt-Free Society
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Toward a College-Debt-Free Society

This spring, the Expanding Prosperity Impact Collaborative (EPIC), an initiative of the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program, released a study on ways to help those with student loan debt to eliminate some portion of their federal student loans.

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

In 2019, Aspen EPIC, an initiative of Aspen FSP, surveyed over 100 experts on housing affordability and stability.

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A Glimpse into the Eviction Crisis: Why Housing Stability Deserves Greater Attention

Matthew Desmond’s Evicted exhibit shines an important light on the impact of eviction on families across the nation.