The effects of financial education in the workplace: Evidence from a survey of households

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 1487-1519

  Bernheim, B Douglas ^a   Garrett, Daniel M ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b International Arbitration and Litigation Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset accumulation; Employer based financial education; Household survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041340926     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(01)00184-0     Document Type: Article

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