Saving for post-secondary education in individual development accounts

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 139-163

  Zhan, Min ^a   Schreiner, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Assets building; Individual development accounts; Post secondary education; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844438235     PISSN: 01915096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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