Center For Social Development
Michael Sherraden, Director
George Warren Brown Distinguished University Professor
Founded in 1994, the Center for Social Development (CSD) undertakes domestic and international research testing social innovations and uses evidence to inform policy and practice. The center is well known for innovations in asset building for family security and development. Many other initiatives are underway in the following areas: Financial Inclusion; Civic Engagement and Service; Thriving Communities; Child and Youth Development; Social Justice, Environment and Social Development; and Race, Inequality and Social Mobility.
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Brown School faculty awarded $1.42M in grants to study economic mobility and wealth gaps
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Center for Social Development Marks Over 25 Years at the Brown School
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Center for Social Development Study Nominated for “Best Paper” Award
March 2, 2020
