Family Communication about Money: Why the Taboo?

It's not about the money.

It's all about the money.

And more about money.

this is totally unacceptable. The third is to get the law changed —and to stay the hand of the Postal Service until this can be done. We believe that the third alternative is the only one acceptable —on both moral and practical grounds —to the scientific community and to the publishers of scientific information. Such an action requires the mobilization of this community in terms of lobbying, le...

Let’s Talk About the Money: Spousal Communication, Expenditures and Farm Production

There is a burgeoning literature highlighting asymmetric information among household members. However, little is known about the source of the asymmetry and its effect on efficiency. Using a unique survey of Ghanaian households, we examine the accuracy of spousal cross-reports and the effect of discrepancies on farm production. We find that information problems pertain to scale, the quantity of...

Moneygrams: Recalled Childhood Memories about Money and Adult Money Pathology

In this study, 512 adults completed two questionnaires. One questionnaire was devised specifically for this study concerning childhood memories of parental money beliefs and behaviors, which were passed to children (i.e., moneygrams). The second questionnaire established a measure of " money pathology " (Forman, 1987). The moneygram questionnaire was based on clinical cases and idiographic stud...