Financial literacy explicated: The case for a clearer definition in an increasingly complex economy

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 276-295

  Remund, David L ^a  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

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EID: 77954197245     PISSN: 00220078     EISSN: 17456606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2010.01169.x     Document Type: Article

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