About

Vicki L. Bogan is a faculty member at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. She holds the position of Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy and serves as the Director of Graduate Studies in the Sanford School of Public Policy MPP Program. Her contact information includes her email vicki.bogan@duke.edu and her office located at 176 Rubenstein Hall, Durham, NC 27708. She has been involved in public policy discussions, including topics such as tariffs and their impact on families, as evidenced by her participation in Sanford's Policy 360 podcast. Her work and contributions are centered around public policy education and research, with a focus on economic and policy issues.

Research topics

• Political Science
• Business
• Computer Science
• Law
• Finance

Selected publications

• Financial Inclusion and Retirement Preparedness in the United States

  2025-04-03 · 2 citations

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  Abstract US financial systems are far from inclusive, with millions of households classified as unbanked: that is, not engaged with any insured financial institution. Given this high number, it is unsurprising that even more employ no financial vehicles to save for retirement. In the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) dataset, one in four non-retired households had no retirement savings at all, and over 40 percent of non-retired adults indicated their retirement saving was not on track. This chapter examines issues related to financial inclusion and retirement savings and explores wealth inequality-related factors to better understand the drivers of retirement preparedness for American households.

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• Report of the Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economics Profession

  AEA Papers and Proceedings · 2025-05-01 · 1 citations

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  Report of the Committee on the Status of Minority Groups in the Economics Profession by Vicki Bogan and Jose M. Fernandez. Published in volume 115, pages 894-917 of AEA Papers and Proceedings, May 2025

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• Generational Race-Based Trauma and Financial Market Participation

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2025-01-01

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• Race, Police Violence, and Financial Decision-Making

  AEA Papers and Proceedings · 2024-05-01 · 1 citations

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  We find an economically and statistically significant effect of race-based police violence on home ownership and retirement savings. Using restricted-use Panel Study of Income Dynamics data, we show that Black individuals exposed to the fatality of a Black person caused by or involving police subsequently experience decreased homeownership, home equity, and defined contribution pension participation relative to non-Black individuals in the same zip code. Our findings suggest that race-based violence affects not only those immediately involved but also entire racial communities in the vicinity. These decreases in illiquid assets imply negative long-term consequences for Black households' wealth accumulation.

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• How Extended Family Mental Health Issues Influence Household Portfolio Allocations

  Review of Economics of the Household · 2023-07-11 · 4 citations

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• Financial Inclusion and Retirement Preparedness in the United States

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2023-01-01 · 3 citations

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• Intersectionality and Financial Inclusion in the United States

  AEA Papers and Proceedings · 2022-05-01 · 12 citations

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  Recent estimates indicate approximately 8.4 million US households are unbanked with an additional 24.2 million US households classified as underbanked. We focus on intersectionality, specifically the intersection of race and gender, to better understand the probability of being unbanked and underbanked in the US. Additionally, we look at drivers of this financial exclusion. We find Black women are significantly more likely than Black men or any other group to be unbanked or to be underbanked. Further, we find limited wealth is more frequently cited by Black women as the main reason why they do not engage with the banking system.

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• 21 Household Debt Behavior

  2022-03-09 · 1 citations

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  Trends in U.S. household debt levels, over the past 30 years, have generated increasing interest in household debt. Given the prevalence of household debt, understanding household debt behavior is critical to understanding household finance. Further, the absolute levels of household debt make it a significant and important aspect of the U.S. economy. This chapter provides an overview of key aspects of the theoretical and empirical literature on household debt and reviews critical statistics on household debt composition, levels, and growth. This chapter also discusses various household debt-related puzzles and opportunities for future research. A central theme is the need to focus more on the liability side of the household balance sheet in terms of both research and financial planning.

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• Self-employment and mental health

  Review of Economics of the Household · 2021-08-25 · 12 citations

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• Fear and Risk: Do Visceral Factors Affect Risk Taking?

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2021-01-01 · 1 citations

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Frequent coauthors

• David R. Just

  Cornell University

  19 shared

• John E. Grable

  University of Georgia

  16 shared

• Christopher Géczy

  Jacobs Levy Equity Management

  16 shared

• Angela R. Fertig

  Twin Cities Orthopedics

  14 shared

• Charles R. Chaffin

  8 shared

• Calum G. Turvey

  5 shared

• Scott E. Yonker

  4 shared

• Gabriela L. Salazar

  4 shared