A model of consumer financial numeracy

International Journal of Bank Marketing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 270-293

  Huhmann, Bruce A ^a   McQuitty, Shaun ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consumer credit; Consumer psychology; Financial services; Modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249095247     PISSN: 02652323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02652320910968359     Document Type: Article

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