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Financial Literacy and Financial Behavior at Older Ages
July 29, 2021Abstract: Recent research has documented that people are increasingly entering old age holding more debt than ever before, and having done little or no retirement planning. This paper examines some of the reasons why older peoples’ financial behaviors depart from… Read More »
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Financial Capability Assessment for Church Pension Group Members
May 14, 2020Abstract: In today’s economy, individuals are required to make important and complex financial decisions, many of them carrying long-lasting consequences. Yet significant numbers of people lack the basic knowledge needed to handle this responsibility and execute informed choices, underscoring the… Read More »
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Millennial mobile payment Users: A look into their personal finances and financial behavior
February 17, 2020Abstract 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… Read More »
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Household Financial Behavior: What Banking Data Can Tell Us, If We Ask
January 03, 2020Watch the video.
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Methodological Challenges and Advances in Evaluating Financial Literacy Interventions
January 03, 2020Watch the video.
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The Gender Gap in Financial Literacy: A Global Perspective
July 11, 2017Summary: With data on financial literacy from a survey of more than 150,000 people in 140 economies worldwide, the 2014 Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services Global Financial Literacy Survey (S&P Global FinLit Survey) represents the most comprehensive global measure of… Read More »
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE OECD/INFE/GFLEC GLOBAL POLICY RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM TO ADVANCE FINANCIAL LITERACY
October 31, 2013Summary: This document collects the contributions of the four main speakers of the OECD/INFE/GFLEC Global Policy Research Symposium to Advance Financial Literacy, held in Paris on 31 October 2013. The conference was co-organised with the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center… Read More »
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Financial Literacy and Financial Behavior among Young Adults: Evidence and Implications
July 01, 2013Abstract: This paper uses data from the 2009 National Financial Capability Study to examine financial literacy and financial behavior in a sample of approximately 4,500 young adults age 25 to 34. The paper finds that most young adults lack basic financial… Read More »
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Internet Panel Survey Data on Financial Capability and Behavior: RAND American Life Panel
June 20, 2012Watch the video.