Meta‐analysis has become the conventional approach to synthesizing the results of
empirical economics research. To further improve the transparency and replicability of the …

Researchers and financial practitioners alike recognize the importance of defining and
measuring financial literacy (FL) to better understand its relationship to financial behavior …

We undertake an assessment of our two decades of research on financial literacy, building
on our empirical research and theoretical work casting financial knowledge as a form of …

I study how people understand, reason, and learn about two major tax policies: income
taxation and estate taxation. Using large-scale social economics surveys issued to …

We study the rapidly growing literature on the causal effects of financial education programs
in a meta-analysis of 76 randomized experiments with a total sample size of over 160,000 …

We measure financial literacy using questions assessing basic knowledge of four
fundamental concepts in financial decision making: knowledge of interest rates, interest …

Throughout their lifetime, individuals today are more responsible for their personal finances
than ever before. With life expectancies rising, pension and social welfare systems are being …

Women are less financially literate than men. It is unclear whether this gap reflects a lack of
knowledge or, rather, a lack of confidence. Our survey experiment shows that women tend to …

In this survey, we review the voluminous body of literature on the measurement and the
determinants of financial literacy. Wherever possible, we supplement existing findings with …

ABSTRACT A growing body of evidence suggests that financial literacy plays an important
role in financial well-being, and that differences in financial knowledge acquired early in life …