How financial literacy affects household wealth accumulation

American Economic Review

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 300-304

  Behrman, Jere R ^a   Mitchell, Olivia S ^b   Soo, Cindy K ^b   Bravo, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

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EID: 84863212687     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.3.300     Document Type: Conference Paper

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