Sharenting impact: vulnerable consumer mothers and children's online privacy
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Dr. Alexa Fox, associate professor of marketing, published “Smart Devices, Smart Decisions? Implications of Parents’ Sharenting
for Children’s Online Privacy,” in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing. This pioneering study reveals that mothers, an overlooked consumer group, are susceptible to social media marketing that encourages sharenting, or using social media to share
information about one’s child. Such tactics may circumvent the legal protection that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has in
place to protect children’s online privacy.
Fox's paper received national attention, being featured in Forbes and The Washington Post
Deciphering business responses to school property tax shifts in Ohio
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Dr. Ali Enami, assistant professor of economics, has received recognition for his paper, “The effect of property taxes on businesses: Evidence from a dynamic regression discontinuity approach" that was published in the Journal of Regional
Science and Urban Economics.
The study centers on Ohio's school property taxes, investigating whether voter-approved tax hikes (averaging 8%) lead to a decline in local businesses. Surprisingly, the research challenges this notion, revealing that businesses across industries and sizes display no negative response to such tax proposals. This discovery echoes Enami's prior research, highlighting how elevated school property taxes benefit students from vulnerable economic backgrounds. These findings advocate for increased funding in Ohio's public schools.
Could teaching personal finance in high schools boost financial knowledge?
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According to the 2018 Survey of the States conducted by the Council for Economic Education, not all students in the U.S. must complete a high school course in personal finance.
Dr. Taufiq Quadria, assistant professor of instruction in the Department of Finance, is currently researching this inclusion of personal finance in high school curriculum.
His primary objective is to identify how requiring high school students to take a personal finance class might affect their overall understanding of financial topics. This study utilizes data from the National Financial Capability Study and could have an impact on schools across the nation as well as the financial knowledge of today’s youth.