Guest Lecture: “Saving is great, but spending isn’t all that bad: Exploring parent-child conversations about money” (15 Jan 2025)
The RTG 2906 “Curiosity” invites to a Guest Lecture with the topic “Saving is great, but spending isn’t all that bad: Exploring parent-child conversations about money.”
The lecture is delivered by Margaret Echelbarger from Stony Brook University (New York, USA). Scheduled for 15 January 2025, at 12:00h at the German Primate Centre, Kellnerweg 4 (Hörsaal – Multifunktionsgebäude).
What is the lecture about?
Countless agencies, banks, financial advisors, and even #finlit influencers encourage parents to talk to their children about money, yet very little work exists reporting on how these conversations actually unfold. We recorded and transcribed 203 parent-child dyads as they discussed a range of money-related topics. Results revealed that parents and children respond differently, and in an unexpected way, to spending and that parent-child talk about money maps onto children’s financial decision making. Implications of our findings for researchers and practitioners committed to improving financial well-being from early childhood will be discussed.
More information: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/news/686128.html