The Center for Social Development is broadly engaged in designing and testing social innovations that promote full inclusion, fair treatment, and achievement of one’s full potential. Our research is transdisciplinary and encompasses seven primary areas.

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Research from 2009

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State-Level Asset-Building Coalitions: Origins, Operations, and Achievements, Naomi Warren and Gena Gunn

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Streamlined Enrollment and Default Investment: Innovations in Alaska's College Savings Plan, Margaret M. Clancy, Terry Lassar, and Rebekah Miller

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Testimony to the Corporation for National and Community Service, Ernest Gonzales

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The Big Lift: Federal Policy Efforts to Create Child Development Accounts (CDAs), Reid Cramer

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The Child Trust Fund in the UK: Policy Challenges and Potential Responses, Rajiv Prabhakar

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The history and status of children's allowances: Policy background for Children's Savings Accounts, Curley Jami and Michael Sherraden

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The Human Capital Agenda: Asset Holding and Educational Attainment Among African-American Youth, William Elliott, Kevin Kim, Hyunzee Jung, and Min Zhan

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The Rise and Fall of National Service in Nepal: A Critical Study of Service and Citizenship Building in Nepal, Chandra Bhatta

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The SEED for Oklahoma Kids Experiment: Comparison of Treatment and Control Groups, Youngmi Kim and Yunju Nam

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The Southern Regional Asset Building Coalition Survey, Gena Gunn and Jennifer Heffern

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Toward Progressive 529 Plans: Key Points, Michael Sherraden

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Tribal Innovations in Children's Accounts, Miriam Jorgensen and Peter Morris

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Uganda Country Assessment for Youth Development Accounts, Fred Ssewamala

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Wealth Effects of an Asset-Building Intervention Among Rural Households in Sub-Saharan Africa, Gina A. N. Chowa and Michael Sherraden

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Written Comments for the Serve America Act Listening Session, Jennifer Greenfield

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Young Children's Perceptions of College and Saving: Potential Role of Child Development Accounts, William Elliott III, Margaret Sherrard Sherraden, Lissa Johnson, and Baorong Guo

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Youth and Savings in AssetsAfrica, Gina A. N. Chowa and David Ansong

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Youth Saving Preferences in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Potential for Asset Accumulation, David Ansong and Gina Chowa

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Youth Service in Comparative Perspective, Amanda Moore McBride, Leila Patel, Maud Simonet, Gesa Birnkraut, Tserendorjiin Erdenechimeg, Tumurbaatariin Bulganzaya, Radnaagiin Gantumur, Danielle M. Vogenbeck Varda, Wale Adebanwi, and Alvino E. Fantini

Research from 2008

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Access to International Volunteering, Amanda Moore McBride and Benjamin J. Lough

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Adolescent Political Behavior: Towards Increased Validity and Reliability of Measures, Suzanne Pritzker

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Age Differences in IDA Savings Outcomes: Findings From the American Dream Demonstration, Michelle Putnam, Michael Sherraden, Lin Zhang, and Nancy Morrow-Howell

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A History of Rural, Economic, and Social Policies in China, Sibin Wang

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Asset Building and Low-Income Families, Signe-Mary McKernan and Michael Sherraden

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Asset-Building Coalitions in Oregon and North Carolina: Two Case Studies, Karen Edwards, Gena Gunn, Jennifer Downs, and Jennifer Heffern

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Asset-Building Coalitions in States: Innovative Coalition Development and Policy Advocacy Strategies Meeting, Karen Edwards, Gena Gunn McClendon, and Jennifer Heffern

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Asset Building Over the Life Course, Mark R. Rank

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Asset-Building Policy Coalitions in the United States, Karen Edwards

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Assets, Poverty, and Public Policy: Challenges in Definition and Measurement, Yunju Nam, Jin Huang, and Michael Sherraden

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At-Risk Children's College Aspirations and Expectations: The Potential of College Savings Accounts, William Elliott III

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Building Assets From Birth: A Global Comparison of Child Development Account Policies, Vernon Loke and Michael Sherraden

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Changing Roles of Parental Economic Resources in Children's Education Attainment, Yunju Nam and Jin Huang

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Civic Service in Lesotho: Local Sources and U.S. Connections, R Drew Smith and Stephanie Boddie

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Closing the Gap in College Enrollment: The Potential of Children's College Accounts, William Elliott III

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Determinants of Asset Building, Sondra G. Beverly, Michael Sherraden, Min Zhan, Trina R. Williams Shanks, Yunju Nam, and Reid Cramer

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Dialogues on Assets in Native Communities: Recording a Native Perspective on the Definition and Benefits of Retaining and Building Assets, Amy Locklear Hertel, Kristen Wagner, John Phillips, Karen Edwards, and Jessica Hale

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Does Banking Experience Matter: Differences of the Banked and Unbanked in Individual Development Accounts, Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Yeong H. Yeo, Mathieu R. Despard, and Min Zhan

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EITC in Indian Country: Moving Beyond the Safety Net to Asset Building, Kristen Wagner and Amy Locklear Hertel

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Equal Opportunity for All?: Parental Economic Resources and Children's Educational Achievement, Yunju Nam and Jin Huang

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Excluding 529 College Savings Plan Accounts From Oklahoma Public Assistance Asset Limit Tests, Lisa Reyes Mason, Margaret M. Clancy, and Soda Lo

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Experience Corps: Benefits of Volunteering, Nancy Morrow-Howell, Stacey McCrary, Ernest Gonzales, Amanda McBride, Song-Iee Hong, and Wayne Blinne

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Experience Corps: Changes in Activity Associated With Participation, Nancy Morrow-Howell, Stacey McCrary, Song-Iee Hong, and Wayne Blinne

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Experience Corps: Methodology of Member Outcomes Study, Nancy Morrow-Howell, Stacey McCrary, Song-Iee Hong, Wayne Blinne, Emily Dessen, and Cal Halvorsen

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Experience Corps: Stipends, Nancy Morrow-Howell, Stacy McCrary, Ernest Gonzales, Amanda McBride, Song-Iee Hong, and Wayne Blinne

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Experience Corps: The Volunteer Experience, Nancy Morrow-Howell, Stacey McCrary, Song-Iee Hong, and Wayne Blinne

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Experience Corps: Who Are the Members?, Nancy Morrow-Howell, Stacey McCrary, Ernest Gonzales, Amanda McBride, Song_Iee Hong, and Wayne Blinne

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Exploring Saving Performance in an IDA for People With Disabilities: Some Preliminary Findings, Margaret Lombe, Jin Huang, Michelle Putnam, and Kate Cooney

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Faith-Based Institutions as Project Implementers: An Innovative Economic Empowerment Intervention for Care and Support of Aids-Orphaned and Vulnerable Children in Rural Uganda, Fred Ssewamala and Leyla Ismayilova

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Helping People Act on Their Hopes Rather Than Their Fears: Lessons From Non-Enrollees in the SEED Initiative, Trina Williams Shanks, Toni Johnson, and Kerri Nicoll

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Household Assets and Health in China: Evidence and Policy Implications, Baorong Guo, Lin Zhang, and Michael Sherraden