Arbeitspapier
Financial literacy and its consequences in the emerging middleclass
This paper analyzes the state and impact of financial literacy in a so far largely neglected group: the middle class in emerging economies. This group is of increasing importance for implementing structural change, including the proper use of sophisticated financial products. We survey middle class people living in Bangkok and find that higher financial literacy leads to an increased probability of individuals demanding the sophisticated financial products that are available, and more informed use of credit cards. Overall, improving the financial literacy of the emerging middle class provides a double dividend: it increases the welfare of this group and also contributes to financial development, which is a driver of growth.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Kiel Working Paper ; No. 1943
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Household Saving; Personal Finance
Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
- Thema
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Financial literacy
Saving
Borrowing
Development
Instruments
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Grohmann, Antonia
Kouwenberg, Roy
Menkhoff, Lukas
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)
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Kiel
- (wann)
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2014
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Grohmann, Antonia
- Kouwenberg, Roy
- Menkhoff, Lukas
- Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)
Entstanden
- 2014