Ineligible to save? Asset limits and the saving behavior of welfare recipients

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-199

  O'Brien, Rourke ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset limits (asset tests); Financial assets; Savings; TANF; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749143764     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705420801998003     Document Type: Article

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