Financial literacy among the young

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 358-380

  Lusardi, Annamaria ^a   Mitchell, Olivia S ^b   Curto, Vilsa ^c  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77954194209     PISSN: 00220078     EISSN: 17456606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2010.01173.x     Document Type: Article

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