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Project Reports

*Research Report, News, Refund to Savings

People Do Save Some of Their Tax Refund, but Could Be Saving More (Links to an external site)

*Research Report, Household Financial Survey

The Impact of Gig-Economy on Financial Hardship among Low-Income Families” Kaitlin Daniels, Olin Business School at Washington University (Links to an external site)

Bufe, S., Roll, S. P., Kondratjeva, O., Hardy, B., & Grinstein-Weiss, M. (2019). Does Savings Affect Participation in the Gig Economy? Evidence from a Tax Refund Field Experiment (SPI Working Paper 19-1). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Social Policy Institute.
*Research Report, Workforce Financial Stability Initiative

When a job is not enough: Employee financial wellness and the role of philanthropy

Despard, M., & Frank-Miller, E. (2019). When a job is not enough: Employee financial wellness and the role of philanthropy. (Report). Asset Funders Network.
*Research Report, Workforce Financial Stability Initiative

Dependent care FSAs: Policy proposals to level the playing field for low- to moderate-income parents

Frank-Miller, E., Fox-Dichter, S., & Wolter, S. (2019). Dependent care FSAs: Policy proposals to level the playing field for low- to moderate-income parents (SPI White Paper No. 19-02). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Social Policy Institute.
*Research Report, Workforce Financial Stability Initiative

Dependent care FSAs: The uneven playing field for employers and workers

Frank-Miller, E., Fox-Dichter, S., & Wolter, S. (2019). Dependent care FSAs: The uneven playing field for employers and workers (SPI White Paper No. 19-01). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Social Policy Institute.
*Research Report, Refund to Savings

Refund to Savings 2015–2016: Field experiments to promote tax-time saving in low-and moderate-income households

Roll, S. P., Davison, G., Grinstein-Weiss, M., Despard, M. R., & Bufe, S. (2018). Refund to Savings 2015–2016: Field experiments to promote tax-time saving in low- and moderate-income households (CSD Research Report No. 18-28). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
*Research Report, Refund to Savings

A toolkit for expanding financial capability at tax time

Davison, G., Covington, M., Kondratjeva, O., Roll, S. P., & Grinstein-Weiss, M. (2018, June). A toolkit for expanding financial capability at tax time (CSD Toolkit No. 18-26). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
*Research Report, Refund to Savings

Promoting savings at tax time: Insights from online and in-person tax preparation services

Davison, G., Frank-Miller, E., Roll, S. P., & Grinstein-Weiss, M. (2018). Promoting savings at tax time: Insights from online and in-person tax preparation services (CSD Research Report No. 18-33). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
*Research Report, Refund to Savings

Assessing retirement needs and interest in myRA: Findings from the Refund to Savings Initiative

4. Roll, S. P., Oliphant, J. E., Perantie, D. C., Grinstein-Weiss, M., & Davison, G. (2017). Assessing retirement needs and interest in myRA: Findings from the Refund to Savings Initiative (CSD Research Report No. 17-16). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
*Research Report, Refund to Savings

Delaying Tax Refunds for Earned Income Tax Credit and Additional Child Tax Credit Claimants

Maag, E., Roll, S. P., & Oliphant, J. E. (2016, December). Delaying Tax Refunds for Earned Income Tax Credit and Additional Child Tax Credit Claimants. Tax Policy Center.
*Research Report, Refund to Savings

Refund to Savings 2013: Comprehensive report on a large-scale tax-time saving program

Grinstein-Weiss, M., Perantie, D. C., Russell, B. D., Comer, K., Taylor, S. H., Luo, L., Key, C., & Ariely, D. (2015). Refund to Savings 2013: Comprehensive report on a large-scale tax-time saving program (CSD Research Report 15-06). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
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