Asset Poverty

Portraits of the Assets and Liabilities of Low-Income Families
JAdam Carasso and Signe-Mary McKernan, The Urban Institute, May 2008

Return on Investment: Getting more from Federal Asset-Building Policies
Corporation for Enterprise Development, 2008

Improving Opportunities and Incentives for Saving by Middle- and Low-Income Households
William G. Gale, Jonathan Gruber, Peter R. Orszag, April 2006

Policy Options to Broaden Savings and Ownership by Low- and Moderate-Income Americans

Issue Brief, The Assets Agenda 2006, April 2006

Impact of Asset Ownership on Social Inclusion
Lombe, M. & Sherraden, M., 2005

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