Michal Grinstein-Weiss is the former Associate Director at the Center for Social Development (CSD) and former Director of the Social Policy Institute, which integrated into CSD in the fall of 2024. While engaged at CSD, Grinstein-Weiss conducted research focused on asset building with an emphasis on behavioral economics.
CSD Projects
American Dream Policy Demonstration (ADD)
Asset Building
This is the first large-scale demonstration of Individual Development Accounts, with approximately 2,400 accounts opened at 13 sites across the country.
Refund to Savings (R2S)
Financial Behaviors
Our experiments measure the effect of interventions informed by behavioral economics that seek to increase saving at tax time.
Employee Financial Wellness Programs
Financial Behaviors
Through research, we assess whether such programs offer a promising strategy for building financial security among workers.
Israel: Asset Building Policy and Child Development Accounts
Global Asset Building
We work with the Israeli government to develop an asset-building policy of national Child Development Accounts.