Viele Entscheidungen des täglichen Lebens erfordern ökonomische Kenntnisse. Es gibt somit gute Gründe, das Wissen über Wirtschafts- und Finanzthemen zu stärken. In Deutschland gibt es bislang für ökonomische Bildung keine federführende Institution. Vielmehr engagieren sich neben dem...

Recent studies in psychology and neuroscience offer systematic evidence that fictional works exert a surprisingly strong influence on readers and have the power to shape their opinions and worldviews. Building on these findings, we study 'Potterian economics', the economic ideas, insights, and...

Entrepreneurship has become an important tool for job creation, economic growth, improvements in productivity and production, and innovation. Therefore, key country and individual-level factors driving entrepreneurship have been explored in the related literature. Furthermore, entrepreneurial...

This study analyses the importance of cognitive and non-cognitive characteristics in financial behaviors and financial literacy. To do so, we carry out a comprehensive review of empirical literature that has tried to analyze the effects of each of these variables. Two primary conclusions are...

In this paper, we examine the effect of financial literacy on financial well-being. Using a panel data set of Dutch households over 2011-2020, we find that initial (2011) financial literacy positively impacts future wealth accumulation and income generation. We further document that initial...

Esta trabajo tiene el objetivo de determinar el impacto académico en los estudiantes del Centro de Estudios Superiores del Estado de Sonora con la implementación del “Programa de Apoyo Académico”, el cual consiste en que alumnos de muy buen rendimiento académico, llamados Guías apoyen a...

This chapter assesses the state of entrepreneurship education in higher education institutions (HEIs) in Europe, comparing it to developments in the United States and outlining a set of recommendations for universities and policy makers. Comparisons include the differences in definition between...

Recently, the Hawaii Council on Economic Education conducted a survey of high school seniors to gauge their understanding of basic economic concepts. Based on these results, we conduct a series of case studies, consisting of interviews with principals and economics teachers at eight Hawaii...

Determinants of students' performance have been the subject of ongoing debate among educators, academics, and policy makers. There have been many studies that sought to examine this issue and their findings point out to hard work, previous schooling, parents’ education, family income and self...

This study examines the type and extent of information central banks provide to advance economic literacy in general and financial literacy in particular. Some 30 central banks across the world provide financial education products of varying complexity for different target groups, some in close...