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Caezilia Loibl

Courtesy Professor, Department of Human Sciences

Caezilia Loibl is interested in the financial decisions of families. She is currently working on aging-related issues, such as an European project aimed at Designing evidence-based communication for elderly consumers in financial distress. Another current, aging-related project addresses Aging in place: Managing the use of reverse mortgages to enable housing stability. A second focus of her work is on the evaluation of public policy. It includes projects such as Testing stragtegies for saving and retention in Individual Development Account Programs and Connecting saving and food security: Evidence from an asset building program for families in poverty. 

Caezilia teaches courses on personal finance in the undergraduate financial planning program and behavioral aspects of consumer financial decision-making in the graduate program. Her research is published in the Journal of Economic Psychology, Journal of Consumer Affairs, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, International Journal of Consumer Studies, and Journal of Behavioral Finance. She serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Economic Psychology.

Caezilia further holds an appointment as State Specialist for OSU Extension. She established its housing counseling services, including an AmeriCorps volunteer service, which collaborated with the Ohio Housing Finance Agency's Save the Dream Ohio foreclosure prevention programs. She further provides guidance for county-based financial literacy programs. 

Her research has been awarded funding from federal sources, such as the U.S. Poverty Center, University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Social Security Administration, and U.S. Department of Agriculture. International funding includes recently a Marie Curie Fellowship of the European Commission's Research Executive Agency. Foundations, such as the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Annie E. Casey Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and FINRA Investor Education Foundation have also funded her research.

Scarcity Mindset’s Positive Association With Using Alternative Financial Services
PLOS One
February 20, 2026

Author Caezilia Loibl and colleagues find that a scarcity mindset significantly increases the likelihood of using alternative financial services, regardless of income level.

To What Extent Did Social Media Use Contribute to Financial Hardship During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Journal of Consumer Affairs
January 13, 2026

Author Caezilia Loibl and colleagues examine how social media use during the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to financial hardship, highlighting fear of missing out as a key factor in worsening financial outcomes.

Scarcity Mindset as a Predictor of Cryptocurrency Investments
Journal of Economic Psychology
November 29, 2025

Caezilia Loibl's publication identifies that individuals with a stronger scarcity mindset are more likely to engage in risky investments such as cryptocurrency, even after accounting for other established determinants of investment behavior.

Differences in Housing Wealth Between U.S. Military Service Personnel and the Civilian Population—Exploring the Role of Financial Stress
PLOS One
September 24, 2025

Caezilia Loibl examines that while U.S. military households have homeownership rates similar to civilians, younger post-Vietnam servicemembers accumulate less housing wealth, with financial stress and frequent relocations shaping their ability to build home equity.

From Climate Crisis to Energy Crisis: Foster Public Support for Renewable Energy Transition Through Framing
Environmental Politics
September 05, 2025

Author Caezilia Loibl and colleagues find that messaging focused on climate change and energy affordability increases public support for renewable energy policies, while energy independence appeals have more limited and audience-specific effects.

Type 2 Diabetes and Financial Outcomes
JAMA
July 28, 2025

PhD graduate Patthew Pesavento and professors Cäzilia Loibl and Stephanie Moulton published an economic evaluation study of 166,285 adult patients finding a higher probability of adverse financial outcomes among patients with type 2 diabetes.

Fear of Missing Out, Social Media Influencers, and the Social, Psychological and Financial Wellbeing of Young Consumers
PLOS One
April 15, 2025

Caezilia Loibl examines that for young adults who follow social media influencers, fear of missing out is associated with lower overall wellbeing, but this effect is partly mitigated by parasocial interactions that contribute positively to social, psychological, and financial outcomes.

Life Insurance Product Type, Financial Knowledge, and Financial Adequacy
Financial Planning Review
February 20, 2025

Caezilia Loibl's publication finds that most U.S. households lack adequate financial protection against the death of an income earner, with life insurance product type playing a more consistent role than financial knowledge in determining financial preparedness.

The Association of Financial Resources and Loneliness Among Older Adults During a State of Emergency
PLOS One
January 09, 2025

Madeleine Drost and Caezilia Loibl examine that during the initial COVID-19 wave in the United States, emergency savings were a key predictor of loneliness among older adults, with financial liquidity constraints shaping loneliness similarly across socioeconomic groups.

The relationship of financial stress with the timing of the initial claim of U.S. Social Security retirement income
Journal of the Economics of Aging
January 04, 2022

Stephanie Moulton and Caezilia Loibl explore why some older adults claim Social Security benefits early and whether the level of an individual’s financial stress prior to the claiming decision is associated with a benefit claim at age 62.

The Role of Consumer and Mortgage Debt for Financial Stress
Journal of Aging and Mental Health
November 10, 2020

Caezilia Loibl and Stephanie Moulton examine the extent to which credit cards, other consumer debts, and mortgage debt increase financial stress.

Office

Campbell Hall

Expertise

Financial Planning; Financial Literacy; Program Evaluation; Behavioral Sciences; Consumer Well-being; Housing Wealth; Borrowing Behavior; Aging