Saving and asset accumulation among low-income families with children in IDAs

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 193-211

  Grinstein Weiss, Michal ^a   Wagner, Kristen ^a   Ssewamala, Fred M ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Assets; Dependent children; Families with children; IDAs; Institutions; Low income; Saving

Indexed keywords

EID: 30344454671     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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