How easy is it to understand consumer finance?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2019.01.004
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Keywords
Bibliometrics; Household finance; Readability;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C63 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Computational Techniques
- D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
- E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
- G4 - Financial Economics - - Behavioral Finance
- I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
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