Our mission is to produce leading-edge research on how credit markets and payment systems affect the economy. The Institute sponsors opportunities for scholars, the financial industry, and the public sector to collaborate and share insights on fostering healthy household finances, a stable financial system, and a resilient economy.
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Our researchers span four Bank departments and collaborate with each other and visiting scholars to provide the next level of research.
Meet one of our researchers
Rajeev Darolia
Associate Professor, Martin School of Public Policy & Administration, University of Kentucky
Rajeev Darolia, a CFI visiting scholar, conducts research in the areas of public policy analysis, education policy, and household finance.
Expertise
- Public Policy Analysis
- Education Policy
- Consumer Credit
- Student Lending
Featured Publications
- Strategic Default Among Private Student Loan Debtors: Evidence from Bankruptcy Reform
- Integrity versus Access? The Effect of Federal Financial Aid Availability on Postsecondary Enrollment
- The Downs and Ups of FHA Lending: The Government Mortgage Roller Coaster Ride
- Do Employers Prefer Workers Who Attend For-Profit Colleges? Evidence from a Field Experiment
- Assessing the College Financial Aid Work Penalty
Publications and Resources
Literature Database
Our continually updated database provides bibliographic citations for journal articles, books, reports, and other publications on consumer credit and payments and links to full-text papers from across the Federal Reserve System.
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