The impacts of mandatory financial education: Evidence from a randomized field study
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Financial education; Asset accumulation; Financial security;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
- I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
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