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Financial Literacy, Financial Education, and Economic Outcomes

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In this article, we review the literature on financial literacy, financial education, and consumer financial outcomes. We consider how financial literacy is measured in the current literature and examine how well the existing literature addresses whether financial education improves financial literacy or personal financial outcomes. We discuss the extent to which a competitive market provides incentives for firms to educate consumers or to offer products that facilitate informed choice. We review the literature on alternative policies to improve financial outcomes and compare the evidence with that on the efficacy and cost of financial education. Finally, we discuss directions for future research.

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Authors
Hastings, J. S., Madrian, B. C., & Skimmyhorn, W. L.
Affiliations
  • National Bureau of Economic Research (US)
  • William & Mary (US)
Venue
Annual Review of Economics
Published
2013-08-02
Volume
5
Issue
1
Pages
347-373
ISSN
  • 1941-1383 (ISSN-L)
  • 1941-1391
OpenAlex
W2145814463
Cited by
1,041
References
101
Citations by year
2026: 87 · 2025: 141 · 2024: 106 · 2023: 131 · 2022: 95 · 2021: 91 · 2020: 90 · 2019: 60 · 2018: 71 · 2017: 46 · 2016: 33 · 2015: 42 · 2014: 28 · 2013: 13
FWCI
36.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Annual Review of Economics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Aging (R01AG021650, R01AG032411, P01AG005842)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R24HD041020)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Finance › Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Accounting › Financial Literacy and Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
Keywords
financial literacy, financial education, measurement of financial literacy, informed choice, consumer protection, financial education policy, financial products

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