The Links between Early-Life Cognition and Schooling and Late-Life Financial Knowledge

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 411-435

  Herd, Pamela ^a   Holden, Karen ^a   Su, Yung Ting ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84866556615     PISSN: 00220078     EISSN: 17456606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2012.01235.x     Document Type: Article

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