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Research Interests
Financial wellbeing, Economic Sociology, gender and finance, lifecourse
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Biography
Hayley James is Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Personal Financial Wellbeing at Aston Business School. Hayley’s research interests concern sociological perspectives on money, finance and value, and how they intersect with ageing and the lifecourse.
Her Thesis, completed at the University of Manchester, examined the impact of automatic enrolment into workplace pensions in the UK on individual decision making using a qualitative research methodology (entitled Connecting Policy with the Personal: UK pension reforms and individual financial decision making). She is interested in exploring topics related to experiences of finance in everyday life and the impact for financial wellbeing over the lifecourse.
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Dr James's research focuses on financial wellbeing, economic sociology, gender and finance and lifecourse.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality
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Input and Output Legitimacy of Occupational Pension Plans in Six European Countries
Fernández, J. J., James, H., Wiß, T. & Anderson, K. M., 21 Jan 2026, In: Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice. 28, 1, p. 1-33 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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In the name of risk: asset concentration and the rise of the master trust in Ireland
James, H. & Golka, P., 7 Jul 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: New Political Economy. 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Money and Finance in Later Life
James, H., 30 Jan 2026, Routledge Handbook of Cultural Gerontology. Twigg, J. & Martin, W. (eds.). p. 56-63 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Chapter
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Motherhood and money: How motherhood shapes everyday financial practices
Clark, A. A. & James, H., 14 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sociological Review. 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pension Saving in a Gendered Lifecourse
James, H., 20 Nov 2025, 160 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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