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Financial Literacy in Europe: Assessment Methodologies and Evidence from European Countries book cover

1st Edition

Financial Literacy in Europe Assessment Methodologies and Evidence from European Countries

By Gianni Nicolini Copyright 2019
298 Pages
by Routledge

298 Pages 63 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

298 Pages 63 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Are people ready to take pivotal financial decisions like choosing a mortgage, saving for retirement, or investing their savings? How does the degree of knowledge about financial products and services affect the quality of their choices? Can financial fraud be prevented by increasing consumer financial knowledge? Financial Literacy in Europe addresses these important questions and more. In... Read more

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction





Part I – Financial literacy: a theoretical framework and evidence from previous studies
1 Financial literacy: definition and measurement
1.1 Financial literacy: a definition 1.2 Financial literacy as a relative concept 1.3 How to measure financial literacy 1.4 Financial literacy measures from previous studies References
2 Financial literacy and financial behavior
2.1 The role of financial literacy in the financial decision making process 2.2 The new challenges of financial literacy between personal financial behaviors and social outcomes 2.3 Financial literacy and financial behaviors: some evidence from previous studies 2.4 Conclusions References





Part II – Financial literacy in Europe
3 Financial literacy in Europe: an overview
3.1 Introduction 3.2 Financial literacy of young students: the PISA project 3.3 Financial literacy of adults: the OECD-INFE study 3.4 Conclusions References
4 Financial literacy in the UK
4.1 Introduction 4.2 Data 4.3 The characteristics of financial literacy in the UK 4.4 The determinants of financial literacy in the UK 4.5 Conclusions References
5 Financial literacy in Germany
5.1 Introduction 5.2 The characteristics of financial literacy in Germany 5.3 The determinants of financial literacy in Germany 5.4 Conclusions References
6 Financial literacy in France
6.1 Introduction 6.2 The characteristics of financial literacy in France 6.3 The determinants of financial literacy in France 6.4 Conclusions References
7 Financial literacy in Italy
7.1 Introduction 7.2 The characteristics of financial literacy in Italy 7.3 The determinants of financial literacy in Italy 7.4 Conclusions References
8 Financial literacy in Spain
8.1 Introduction 8.2 The characteristics of financial literacy in Spain 8.3 The determinants of financial literacy in Spain 8.4 Conclusions References
9 Financial literacy in Sweden
9.1 Introduction 9.2 The characteristics of financial literacy in Sweden 9.3 The determinants of financial literacy in Sweden 9.4 Conclusions References
Conclusions





Appendix: Financial literacy items
Index

Biography

Gianni Nicolini is Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Rome "Tor Vergata" (Department of Management and Law). His main research interest is Consumer Finance, with a special interest on Financial Literacy and Financial Education. In 2016 he established, with other researchers, the Consumer Finance Research Center (CFRC) with the aim to develop high quality research on consumer issues.

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