The economic importance of financial literacy: Theory and evidence

Journal of Economic Literature

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 5-44

  Lusardi, Annamaria ^a   Mitchell, Olivia S ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 84896941901     PISSN: 00220515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jel.52.1.5     Document Type: Article

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