CSD director Michael Sherraden and Margaret Sherraden, CSD research professor, were in high demand when they spent the fall semester of 2009 in Asia. Based in China, the couple traveled widely to share their research, presenting at the National University of Singapore, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong Polytechnic, and National Taiwan University – Taipei, among others.
Michael Sherraden also presented keynote speeches at the International Conference on Innovative Perspectives of Anti-Poverty in East Asian Welfare Regimes, sponsored by Taiwan Fund for Children and Families and National Taiwan University, Taipei, and at a conference on Global Efforts for Poverty Prevention, sponsored by the Seoul Welfare Foundation, Seoul. The interest in the Sherradens’ research highlights a growing international interest in policy that connects assets and social welfare.
The trip included the following papers and presentations:
- Margaret Sherraden. “Financial Capability with Individuals, Families, and Groups,” a series of four workshops, National University of Singapore, November 2009.
- Michael Sherraden. “Birth Registration and Legal Identity,” invited colloquium, National University of Singapore, November 2009.
- Margaret Sherraden and Michael Sherraden. “Methods in Applied Social Research,” invited seminar, National Taiwan University, Taipei, October 2009.
- Michael Sherraden. “Asset Building Theory, Evidence, Practice, and Policy around the World,” keynote speech, International Conference on Innovative Perspectives of Anti-Poverty in East Asian Welfare Regimes, sponsored by Taiwan Fund for Children and Families and National Taiwan University, Taipei, October 2009.
- Michael Sherraden. “Social Welfare in Seoul,” hour-long press conference with the Mayor of Seoul, covered by TV and newspapers, October 2009
- Michael Sherraden. “Asset-Based Social Policy: Toward Fairness and Inclusion,” keynote speech, conference on Global Efforts for Poverty Prevention, sponsored by the Seoul Welfare Foundation, Seoul, October 2009.
- Margaret Sherraden. “Striving to Save: Evidence from Individual Development Accounts,” invited research presentation, conference on Global Efforts for Poverty Prevention, sponsored by the Seoul Welfare Foundation, Seoul, October 2009.