The Center for Social Development hosted a seminar this month for social workers and others from South Korea, part of a larger training program focused on developing financial capability for Korean youth.
In 2010, researchers in the vast YouthSave Initiative started investigating whether low-income youth can build savings in the developing countries of Colombia, Ghana, Kenya and Nepal. Now their findings are summarized in a newly released report.
Most young people in Sub-Saharan Africa are not saving money, and an article in the journal Global Social Welfare explains what helps or hurts them in their efforts.
Zou, L., Myers-Tlapek, S., Sherraden, M. S., Gabbert, J. W., Ritterbusch, A., Appiah, E., … Maharjan, M. (2015). Voices of youth, parents, and stakeholders: Findings from case studies in the YouthSave Project (YouthSave Research Report No 15-31). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
March 17-19, 2015, Toronto, Ontario
A groundbreaking project examining the attitudes and practices of young people in developing economies toward saving money has led to new findings that confirm and challenge assumptions about youth saving at formal financial institutions.
The Singapore launch of the Next Age Institute is on Monday, February 23, at the National University of Singapore. The event will feature Singapore’s Senior Minister of State Amy Khor as the guest of honor.
Asian scholars, practitioners and policymakers share lessons about asset-building policies in Asia and chart the future in the new book “Asset-Building Policies and Innovations in Asia.”
The Center for Social Development (CSD) at Washington University in St. Louis recognizes that asset-building policies in Asia offer important lessons in lifelong wealth and retirement security. International interest in these policies, particularly regarding aging populations, has prompted a book published in Chinese and one forthcoming in English.
Guo, B., Guo, X., & Zou, L. (2013). The Hutubi Model: What have we learned? China Journal of Social Work, 6(2), 118–126. doi:10.1080/17525098.2013.797362
In the decades ahead, China will have a very large older population, with many older adults who are relatively healthy and interested in being actively engaged in their communities. Contributions of older adults will be necessary for social and economic development of families, communities and society.
The Center for Social Development at Washington University’s Brown School will host a Symposium on International Research and Innovation on April 17, 2012, to examine the process and experiences of building international research partnerships and highlight innovations in economic empowerment and financial inclusion in international settings.
Huang, J., Jin, M., Deng, S., Guo, B., Zou, L., & Sherraden, M. (2011). Asset poverty in urban China: A study using the 2002 Chinese Household Income Project (CSD Working Paper No. 11-35). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Masa, R., Sherraden, M. S., Zou, L., Ssewamala, F., Johnson, E., Ansong, D., Chowa, G., & Sherraden, M. (2010, May). Youth savings around the world: Youth characteristics, savings performance, and potential impacts (CSD Research Brief No. 10-18). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Masa, R., Sherraden, M. S., Zou, L., Ssewamala, F., Johnson, L., Ansong, D., Chowa, G., & Sherraden, M. (2010). Youth savings around the world: Youth characteristics, savings performance, and potential effects (CSD Research Report No. 10-15). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
“While a common tendency is to focus on the burdens an aging population will place on a country’s economic and social welfare, an aging society represents an opportunity, not just a crisis,” says Nancy Morrow-Howell, Ph.D., productive aging expert and professor at the Brown School at Washington University.
In August 2009, international gerontology scholars gathered in China to address the challenge of initiating research and policy innovations that will support older adults in being actively engaged and harness their contributions for the betterment of families, communities, and society.
Morrow-Howell, N., Gao, J., Zou, L., & Xie, Y. (2009). Productive aging conference report (CSD Conference Report No. 09-51). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Zou, L. (2009, August). China country assessment for Youth Development Accounts (CSD Country Brief No. 09-33). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Zimmerman, J., Boshara, R., Sherraden, M., Zou, L., McKee, K., Meek-Wohl, L., & Feldman, A. (2008). Global savings, assets and financial inclusion: Lessons, challenges and directions (GAP Report No. 08-22). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Zou, L. (2007). Asset building in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China: In-depth interviews with participants in the Hutubi Pilot Study (CSD Working Paper No. 07-16). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Guo, B., Huang, J., Sherraden, M., & Zou, L. (2007). Dual incentives and dual asset building: The Hutubi Rural Social Security loan program in China (CSD Working Paper No. 07-05). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Zou, L. (2007). 中国新疆维吾尔自治区资产建设项目初探: 对呼图壁县试点项目参与者的深度访谈 [Asset building in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China: In-depth interviews with participants in the Hutubi Pilot Study] (Translation of CSD Working Paper No. 07-16). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Guo, B., Huang, J., Sherraden, M., & Zou, L. (2007). 中国呼图壁养老保险质押贷款项目双重激: 励和双重资产积累 [Dual incentives and dual asset building: The Hutubi Rural Social Security loan program in China] (Translation of CSD Working Paper No. 07-05). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.