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

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 605-624

  Bayer, Patrick J ^a   Bernheim, B Douglas ^b   Scholz, John Karl ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 70350517542     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2008.00156.x     Document Type: Article

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