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Using rigorous research, we create innovations in policy and practices that enable individuals, families and communities to achieve life goals and contribute to society.
Announcing The New CSD!
Center for Social Development, Social Policy Institute Announce Strategic Integration
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Recent Publications
What Jobs Offer (and Don’t Offer) Benefits to Low-Wage Workers? Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey
Asset Building for All, Starting at Birth: Emergence of Federal Policy and a Key Design Lesson
Delivering Financial Guidance: Institutional Assessment and Directions for Inclusion
Financial Facts: SEED OK Child Development Accounts at Age 17
The Long-Term Impacts of Child Development Accounts on Parental Educational Expectations and College Preparation
Featured Events
The Characteristics of Precarious Workers and the Implications for their Financial Wellbeing
Benefits Cliffs and the Workplace: Research, Risks, and Employer Strategies
From Demos to Doing: Using AI Responsibly in the Social Sector
How Employers Are Tackling Mobility Blockers in Public Benefit Programs
Standing Up for Democracy: Studies of Democratic Renewal in Korea
Featured Projects
Workforce Economic Inclusion and Mobility
Income policy
The Workforce Economic Inclusion and Mobility (WEIM) project is designed to comprehensively examine the financial vulnerability of low-wage workers in the U.S. The research will contribute to identifying public and private sector innovations that improve financial security and economic mobility for low-wage workers in the U.S.
SEED for Oklahoma Kids (SEED OK)
Asset Building
The SEED OK experiment, which began in 2007, is a large-scale policy test of universal, automatic, and progressive Child Development Accounts. The CDA uses the Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan platform.
Financial Capability & Asset Building (FCAB)
Asset Building
We are building a body of evidence in financial capability, defined as both the knowledge to make optimal financial decisions and access to appropriate and beneficial financial services.