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 …

In an increasingly risky and globalized marketplace, people must be able to make well-
informed financial decisions. New international research demonstrates that financial …

Though perceived financial well-being is viewed as an important topic of consumer
research, the literature contains no accepted definition of this construct. Further, there has …

This paper analyses financial literacy and financial behavior of middle class people living an
urban Asian economy. Other than most papers on financial literacy that focus on people in …

Policy makers have embraced financial education as a necessary antidote to the increasing
complexity of consumers' financial decisions over the last generation. We conduct a meta …

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 …

How to assess critical aspects of cognitive functioning that are not measured by IQ tests:
rational thinking skills. Why are we surprised when smart people act foolishly? Smart people …

We examine financial literacy in the US using the new National Financial Capability Study,
wherein we demonstrate that financial literacy is particularly low among the young, women …

This paper examines the relationship between self-control, financial literacy and over-
indebtedness on consumer credit debt among UK consumers. Lack of self-control and …

We present an intertemporal consumption model of investment in financial literacy.
Consumers benefit from such investment because financial literacy allows them to increase …