Do assets affect well-being? Perceptions of youth in a matched savings program

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-46

  Scanlon, Edward ^a   Adams, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset effects; Asset based welfare; Children's savings accounts; Savings; Youth savings

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449218208     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01488370802477048     Document Type: Article

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