Matched savings accounts: A study of youths' perceptions of program and account design

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 680-687

  Scanlon, Edward ^a   Buford, Andrea ^a   Dawn, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349154475     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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