Financial Knowledge and Child Development Account Policy: A Test of Financial Capability

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-26

  Huang, Jin ^a   Nam, Yunju ^b   Sherraden, Margaret S ^c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 84878167975     PISSN: 00220078     EISSN: 17456606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joca.12000     Document Type: Article

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