Dr. Michael Sherraden
Building Assets for All: Research and Policy for Universal Children’s Accounts
By Dr. Michael Sherraden
Tuesday, October 14, 9:00 – 11:30am
Thompson Conference Center
Free admission. CEU Fee: $5 for 2.5 CEUs (payable on-site)
Child Development Accounts (CDAs) are savings or investment accounts that begin as early as birth. CDAs allow parents and children to accumulate savings for post-secondary education, homeownership, or business initiatives. In many cases, public and private matching funds are deposited in these accounts to supplement savings for the child. In this Otis Lecture, Dr. Sherraden will address the concept and research of CDAs, and the influence of research in creating new policies. Among important research findings are that children of all races and ethnicities can benefit from CDAs, with positive impact on their asset holding, personal development, and future educational attainment.
Michael Sherraden, PhD, is the George Warren Brown Distinguished University Professor and founding director of the Center for Social Development (CSD), which creates and tests innovations to improve social and economic wellbeing. In 2010, Dr. Sherraden was listed by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.