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Abstract: While there is a significant amount of research pointing to the association between poverty and social outcomes there is not a body of research investigating the relationship between poverty and the social outcome of ability to borrow from friends and family. Using the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s National Financial Well-Being Survey I find a significant negative association between material hardship suffered (a poverty indicator) and ability to borrow. This relationship is confounded by an individuals background, as education of one’s parents has a significant positive relationship with ability to borrow. This points us towards individual suffering material hardships as a group which could be targeted for aid or loans, as they are less likely to be able to use social networks for aid, however other factors, including background, must be included in the equation.
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