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Increasingly, individuals are in charge of their own financial security and are confronted with ever more complex financial instruments. However, there is evidence that many individuals are not well-equipped to make sound saving decisions. This paper demonstrates widespread financial illiteracy...
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We analyze a national sample of Americans with respect to their debt literacy, financial experiences, and their … judgments about the extent of their indebtedness. Debt literacy is measured by questions testing knowledge of fundamental … concepts related to debt and by selfassessed financial knowledge. Financial experiences are the participants' reported …
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This article provides a concise narrative overview of the rapidly growing empirical literature on financial literacy and financial education. We first discuss stylized facts on the demographic correlates of financial literacy. We next cover the evidence on the effects of financial literacy on...
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This article provides a concise narrative overview of the rapidly growing empirical literature on financial literacy and financial education. We first discuss stylized facts on the demographic correlates of financial literacy. We next cover the evidence on the effects of financial literacy on...
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We study the rapidly growing literature on the causal effects of financial education programs in a meta-analysis of 76 randomized experiments with a total sample size of over 160,000 individuals. The evidence shows that financial education programs have, on average, positive causal treatment...
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We study the rapidly growing literature on the causal effects of financial education programs in a meta-analysis of 76 randomized experiments with a total sample size of over 160,000 individuals. The evidence shows that financial education programs have, on average, positive causal treatment...
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We study the rapidly growing literature on the causal effects of financial education programs in a meta-analysis of 76 randomized experiments with a total sample size of over 160,000 individuals. The evidence shows that financial education programs have, on average, positive causal treatment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012290371
The financial technology (fintech) sector is revolutionizing traditional financial practices, yet little information exists on the users of these services. In this study, we examine untapped information from the 2015 National Financial Capability Study and the 2016 GFLEC Mobile Payment Survey to...
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We analyze a national sample of Americans with respect to their debt literacy, financial experiences, and their … judgments about the extent of their indebtedness. Debt literacy is measured by questions testing knowledge of fundamental … concepts related to debt and by selfassessed financial knowledge. Financial experiences are the participants' reported …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003864101