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Child Development Accounts And Saving For Children's Future: Do Financial Incentives Matter?, Lisa Reyes Mason, Yunju Nam, Margaret Clancy, Youngmi Kim, Vernon Loke
Child Development Accounts And Saving For Children's Future: Do Financial Incentives Matter?, Lisa Reyes Mason, Yunju Nam, Margaret Clancy, Youngmi Kim, Vernon Loke
Center for Social Development Research
This study examines savings outcomes in the first large-scale demonstration of Child Development Accounts (CDAs) in the United States—the Saving for Education, Entrepreneurship, and Downpayment (SEED) initiative. It is also the first empirical study, to our knowledge, to investigate associations between savings outcomes and incentives in an asset-building program for children. This study enhances knowledge about saving in CDAs, incentives in public policy in general, and incentives in savings policy in particular. Results can inform CDA policy design.
City And Community Innovations In Cdas: The Role Of Community-Based Organizations, Carl Rist, Liana Humphrey
City And Community Innovations In Cdas: The Role Of Community-Based Organizations, Carl Rist, Liana Humphrey
Center for Social Development Research
In the SEED Initiative, twelve community-based organizations (CBOs) across the United States and its territories were chosen to offer CDAs, establish best practices in delivering CDAs and demonstrate “proof of concept.” Since the inception of the SEED Initiative, a second wave of CDA programs has emerged at the local level. The purpose of this paper is to analyze these community and city-wide CDA innovations in the U.S. and to examine the role that CBOs play in these innovations. First, this paper explores the theory behind CBO engagement in asset-building and the roles CBOs typically play at the local level. Second, …
Seed Account Monitoring Research, Lisa Reyes Mason, Yunju Nam, Margaret Clancy, Vernon Loke, Youngmi Kim
Seed Account Monitoring Research, Lisa Reyes Mason, Yunju Nam, Margaret Clancy, Vernon Loke, Youngmi Kim
Center for Social Development Research
SEED Account Monitoring Research
Seed Account Monitoring Research: Participants, Savings, And Accumulation, Lisa Reyes Mason, Yunju Reyes Mason, Margaret Clancy, Vernon Loke, Youngmi Kim
Seed Account Monitoring Research: Participants, Savings, And Accumulation, Lisa Reyes Mason, Yunju Reyes Mason, Margaret Clancy, Vernon Loke, Youngmi Kim
Center for Social Development Research
SEED Account Monitoring Research: Participants, Savings, and Accumulation
The History And Status Of Children's Allowances: Policy Background For Children's Savings Accounts, Curley Jami, Michael Sherraden
The History And Status Of Children's Allowances: Policy Background For Children's Savings Accounts, Curley Jami, Michael Sherraden
Center for Social Development Research
The history and status of children's allowances: Policy background for Children's Savings Accounts