The Hidden Drivers of Debt: Behavioural Economics, Bias and the Social Media Effect
with Professor Sharon Collard of University of Bristol Personal Finance Research Centre and Eileen Tipoe of Queen Mary University of London
For this episode of the MALG Podcast, host Peg Alexander is joined by two formidable academic researchers with a shared interest in behavioural economics: Sharon Collard, Professor of Personal Finance & Research Co-Director at the University of Bristol Personal Finance Research Centre and Eileen Tipoe, Reader in Economics and Finance at Queen Mary University of London.
Together, they discuss their latest research into problem debt and the risk of homelessness and financial guidance on social media platforms and explore what their academic work reveals about the drivers behind real peoples’ decisions and behaviours when it comes to personal finances.
They cover everything from buy now pay later and subscriptions to finfluencers and financial literacy.
