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Financial Literacy Seminar Series with Ben Castleman: Behavioral Insights for Scalable Solutions in Education
May 23, 2016Watch the Video
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FINANCIAL EDUCATION, FINANCIAL COMPETENCE, AND CONSUMER WELFARE
December 17, 2014Abstract: We introduce the concept of financial competence, a measure of the extent to which individuals’ financial choices align with those they would make if they properly understood their opportunity sets. Unlike existing measures of the quality of financial decision making,… Read More »
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FINANCIAL LITERACY AND QUANTITATIVE REASONING IN THE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CLASSROOM
December 17, 2014Abstract: This overview frames the eight articles devoted to financial literacy in this issue of Numeracy. The survey questions used to assess financial literacy in the United States, Romania, France, Switzerland, Australia, and elsewhere include mathematics that is routinely covered… Read More »
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COLLEGE-EDUCATED MILLENNIALS: AN OVERVIEW OF THEIR PERSONAL FINANCES
February 01, 2014Summary: This study has used new data from the NFCS to analyze salient issues related to college-educated Millennials’ financial capability, practices, and status, and in the process identify key financial challenges they face. The results suggest that the promotion of financial… Read More »