Panel: Assets and Savings Behavior
(Poverty and Income Policy)

Saturday, November 4, 2017: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Field (Hyatt Regency Chicago)

*Names in bold indicate Presenter

Panel Chairs:  Chris Wimer, Columbia University
Discussants:  Trina Shanks, University of Michigan


Using Assets to Improve Poverty Measurement: Comparing Official, Supplemental, Consumption, and Assets-Augmented Poverty Measures
Felix M. Muchomba1, Christopher Wimer2 and Irwin Garfinkel2, (1)Rutgers University, (2)Columbia University



Tools for Saving: Using prepaid accounts to set aside funds
Melissa Knoll, David Sieminski, Cheryl Cooper and David Zimmerman, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau



Uncertain Futures: An Evaluation of the Boston Youth Credit Building Initiative
Alicia Modestino1, Trinh Nguyen2 and Rachel Sederberg1, (1)Northeastern University, (2)Boston Mayor's Office of Workforce Development



An Evaluation of How Asset Tests Impact Participation of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Michelle Graff and Maureen Pirog, Indiana University


Assets and Savings Behavior


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