Session 220:
Building Savings, Assets, and Wealth
Discussant: Timothy M. Smeeding, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Chair: Signe-Mary McKernan, Urban Institute
Discussant: Jenny Aker, Tufts University
Refunds to Savings: Building Savings at Tax Time • Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Washington University in St. Louis ; Dan Ariely, Duke University ; Clint Key, The Pew Charitable Trusts ; Krista Comer, Washington University in St. Louis
Decomposing Household Wealth Portfolios across Countries: An Age-Old Question? • Eva M. Sierminska, CEPS/INSTEAD, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) and German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) ; Karina Doorley, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
The Design of Public Works and the Competing Goals of Investment and Food Security • Kathleen Beegle, World Bank Group ; Emanuela Galasso, World Bank Group ; Jessica Goldberg, University of Maryland
Impact of Increased Banking Services on Household Welfare: The Case of Banco Azteca in Mexico • Jennifer Muz, University of California, Irvine
Other sessions on Economy, Labor Force, Education, and Inequality
