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Saving and asset accumulation among low-income families with children in IDAs

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  • Grinstein-Weiss, Michal
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  • Grinstein-Weiss, Michal & Wagner, Kristen & Ssewamala, Fred M., 2006. "Saving and asset accumulation among low-income families with children in IDAs," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 28(2), pages 193-211, February.
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