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Can Individual Development Accounts Promote Saving Among Low-Income Individuals? Evidence From Self-Sufficiency Program Participants in South Korea

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|Dec 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/irfc-2024-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2508-464X | Journal ISSN: 2508-3155
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 14
Submitted on: Jan 18, 2024
Accepted on: Mar 24, 2024
Published on: Dec 17, 2024
Published by: International Academy of Financial Consumers
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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