Raising math scores among children in low-wealth households: Potential benefit of children's school savings

Journal of Income Distribution

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 72-91

  Elliott, William ^a   Jungt, Hyunzee ^b   Friedline, Terri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Assets; Math scores; Savings accounts; School savings; Wealth

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054904633     PISSN: 09266437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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