Math Achievement and Children's Savings: Implications for Child Development Accounts

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-184

  Elliott, William ^a   Jung, Hyunzee ^a   Friedline, Terri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Assets; Child Development Accounts; Math achievement; Panel Study of Income Dynamics; Wealth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955848810     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10834-010-9185-4     Document Type: Article

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