Financial literacy has again come into spotlight and has become a hot issue with the recent economic development in Sri Lanka. This study makes an attempt to assess the degree of financial literacy and determine the impact of demographic factors on the financial literacy level of students of...

We investigate the effect of increasing the weight of standardized high-stakes exams at the expense of high school grades for college admissions. Studying a policy change in Spain, we find a negative effect of the reform on female college admission scores, driven by students expected to be at...

This paper investigates whether citizenship of immigrant students in the host country influences their choice of majors, and whether these effects differ by gender. Using detailed students' data from an Italian university, combined with characteristics of the countries of origin, I examine the...

Worldwide, women remain underrepresented in management roles, and the environment in which women are professionally trained seems to matter. This study exploits a setting where college students are split into two groups based on entry-level scores. Throughout college, students in the same group...

The aim of this research paper is to analyze the NCFE report on financial literacy and financial inclusion in India on the basis of occupation, geographical area and gender mix. The report is analyzed while considering these parameters and it shows that urban population is more financially...

This paper provides information about effective delivery of financial literacy knowledge and skills to individuals at a time in their lives when major financial decisions are looming, including housing purchases, superannuation choices and substantial debt decisions. We compare outcomes from two...

Alongside the numerous negative effects of the 2008 economic crisis, we can emphasize perhaps one positive aspect: one consequence of the crisis has been that attention has been paid to the low level of financial literacy among the population and the importance of financial education. Research...

Many of us understand the ability to read or write also within the term of financial literacy (Zarcadoolas, Pleasan & Greer 2006). But we may see the numbers of areas in which people show functional literacy, for example cultural literacy, emotional, media, financial, health literacy and so on....