Fostering financial literacy and behavior: Experimental evidence on financial education among small scale retailers in rural Uganda

Author(s):  
Tim Kaiser
2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 344-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agar Brugiavini ◽  
Danilo Cavapozzi ◽  
Mario Padula ◽  
Yuri Pettinicchi

AbstractBased on a sample of university students, we provide evidence that a small-scale training intervention has both a statistically and economically significant effect on subjective and objective assessments of financial knowledge. We also show that the intervention increases self-assessed more than actual financial knowledge. The intervention consists of measuring financial literacy before and after a small on-line course and is administered through an on-line platform.


2021 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-32
Author(s):  
Tabea Bucher-Koenen ◽  
Caroline Knebel

Zusammenfassung: Im internationalen Vergleich verfügen die Deutschen über ein relativ hohes Finanzwissen. Allerdings bedeutet dies nicht, dass Finanzwissen universell verbreitet ist. Der Anteil der Befragten, der drei grundlegende Fragen zu Zins, Inflation und Risikodiversifikation richtig beantworten kann, liegt zwischen 53 % und 62 %. Dieser Anteil liegt bei Frauen, älteren Menschen, Personen mit geringem Einkommen und geringer Bildung deutlich niedriger. Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zeigen, dass sich Finanzwissen positiv auf Finanzentscheidungen auswirkt. Zudem können Finanzbildungsprogramme Finanzwissen und Finanzverhalten verbessern. In Deutschland gibt es bisher keine breit angelegte Financial Literacy-Strategie und damit auch keine gezielten Evaluationen und Qualitätssicherungsmaßnahmen für die angebotenen Programme. Eine solche Strategie könnte sowohl dazu beitragen Finanzentscheidungen Einzelner als auch die gesamtwirtschaftliche Stabilität zu verbessern. Summary: In an international comparison, Germans have a relatively high level of financial knowledge. However, this does not imply that financial knowledge is universally distributed. The share of respondents, who are able to answer three basic questions about interest rate, inflation, and risk diversification correctly, lies between 53 % and 62 %. Among women, older individuals, and people with low income or low education, this share is substantially lower. Research has shown that financial knowledge positively affects financial decision-making. Furthermore, financial education programs can enhance financial knowledge and behavior. In Germany, no broad financial literacy strategy exists and, therefore, no targeted evaluations and quality assurance measures for programs are in place. Such a strategy could improve people’s financial decisions as well as the overall financial stability.


2020 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. e38
Author(s):  
Kelmara Mendes Vieira ◽  
Fernando De Jesus Moreira Júnior ◽  
Ani Caroline Grigion Potrich

Financial literacy is a complex and multidimensional phenomenon. Thus, building a financial literacy measure has been a challenge. This study seeks to contribute to this scenario by proposing a Financial Literacy measure. The three dimensions suggested by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are considered: financial education, financial attitude and financial behavior. For validation of the measurement, the questions were constructed and the instrument was applied in 1576 Brazilians, between November and December 2013. To evaluate the measurement, two models of the Item Response Theory were used, the unidimensional two-parameter logistic model for the Financial Knowledge scale and the Graded Response Model (GRM) for financial attitude and behavior. From the main items, five levels of financial literacy were constructed. The results pointed to the appropriateness of the proposed measure. The final instrument has thirteen questions of financial knowledge, six of financial attitude and twenty-four of financial behavior, which allow to identify the level of individual financial literacy in each of the three dimensions. From the ability scales, we found that 44.10% of respondents had average financial knowledge. In the attitude and behavior scales, the most representative level was also the median (ability between -0.5 and 0.5).


2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Clifford K. Ho ◽  
Bill W. Arnold ◽  
Susan J. Altman

The drift-shadow effect describes capillary diversion of water flow around a drift or cavity in porous or fractured rock, resulting in lower water flux directly beneath the cavity. This paper presents computational simulations of drift-shadow experiments using dual-permeability models, similar to the models used for performance assessment analyses of flow and seepage in unsaturated fractured tuff at Yucca Mountain. Comparisons were made between the simulations and experimental data from small-scale drift-shadow tests. Results showed that the dual-permeability models captured the salient trends and behavior observed in the experiments, but constitutive relations (e.g., fracture capillary-pressure curves) can significantly affect the simulated results. Lower water flux beneath the drift was observed in both the simulations and tests, and fingerlike flow patterns were seen to exist with lower simulated capillary pressures. The dual-permeability models used in this analysis were capable of simulating these processes. However, features such as irregularities along the top of the drift (e.g., from roof collapse) and heterogeneities in the fracture network may reduce the impact of capillary diversion and drift shadow. An evaluation of different meshes showed that at the grid refinement used, a comparison between orthogonal and unstructured meshes did not result in large differences.


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