The financial education fallacy

American Economic Review

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 429-434

  Willis, Lauren E ^a  

^a Loyola Law School Los Angeles   (United States)

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EID: 79958272079     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.101.3.429     Document Type: Conference Paper

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