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The Economic Importance of Financial Literacy: Theory and Evidence
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This paper undertakes an assessment of a rapidly growing body of economic research on financial literacy. We start with an overview of theoretical research, which casts financial knowledge as a form of investment in human capital. Endogenizing financial knowledge has important implications for welfare, as well as policies intended to enhance levels of financial knowledge in the larger population. Next, we draw on recent surveys to establish how much (or how little) people know and identify the least financially savvy population subgroups. This is followed by an examination of the impact of financial literacy on economic decision making in the United States and elsewhere. While the literature is still young, conclusions may be drawn about the effects and consequences of financial illiteracy and what works to remedy these gaps. A final section offers thoughts on what remains to be learned if researchers are to better inform theoretical and empirical models as well as public policy. (JEL A20, D14, G11, I20, J26)
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Metadata
- Authors
- Lusardi, A., & Mitchell, O. S.
- Affiliations
- George Washington University (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Economic Literature
- Publisher
- American Economic Association
- Published
- 2014-03-01
- Volume
- 52
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 5-44
- ISSN
- 0022-0515 (ISSN-L)
- 2328-8175
- PMC
- PMC5450829
- OpenAlex
- W3125685058
- Cited by
- 4,698
- References
- 205
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- FWCI
- 656.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Locations
- Journal of Economic Literature (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (U01AG009740)
- 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 knowledge, human capital, financial illiteracy, economic decision-making, financial education policy
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