Encouraging Savings for Low- and Moderate-Income Individuals: Preliminary Implementation Findings from the SaveUSA Evaluation

Azurdia, Gilda; Freedman, Stephen R.; Hamilton, Gayle; Schultz, Caroline B.

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2248936

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Encouraging Savings for Low- and Moderate-Income Individuals: Preliminary Implementation Findings from the SaveUSA Evaluation

MDRC Working Paper

12 Pages Posted: 11 Apr 2013

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Gayle Hamilton

Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC)

SaveUSA, a pilot program in New York City, Newark, San Antonio, and Tulsa, offers a matched savings account to low-income tax filers, building on the opportunity presented by tax-time refunds, especially the Earned Income Tax Credit. This 12-page brief offers early implementation findings.

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Azurdia, Gilda and Freedman, Stephen R. and Hamilton, Gayle and Schultz, Caroline B., Encouraging Savings for Low- and Moderate-Income Individuals: Preliminary Implementation Findings from the SaveUSA Evaluation (April 11, 2013). MDRC Working Paper, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2248936 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2248936