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The Determining Factors of Financial Culture, Financial Literacy and Financial Behavior

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  • Csorba, László

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Non-financial culture is a key factor in the field of economy, including in the operation of financial markets. Products of financial markets are characteristically mutually advantageous for all parties. Therefore, marginalizing of products for cultural reasons only will have adverse effects on economic development. In the last few years, measurement and development of financial education has become increasingly important. This writing introduces the basic fields of non-financial culture. The relevance of financial culture pertains to not only clients, but also, to players on the supply side. Despite of the fact that financial culture and financial literacy share some fields, both categories have separate and exclusive fields, too. In this context, values, beliefs, standards and attitudes shared by the community are exclusive to culture. Individual financial knowledge and attitudes are exclusive to financial literacy. Whether it is about the emergence and subsistence of individual or community attitudes, values – especially beliefs – play a key role. In the development of financial culture, beliefs and stereotypes must be factored in. At the same time, striving to allow for the emergence and reinforcement of new beliefs is also necessary. In these efforts, key roles are played by the supply side of financial markets, the Hungarian Central Bank, the Ministry of Finance, the State Audit Office of Hungary, and the education system in the widest sense possible.

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  • Csorba, László, 2020. "The Determining Factors of Financial Culture, Financial Literacy and Financial Behavior," Public Finance Quarterly, Corvinus University of Budapest, vol. 65(1), pages 67-83.
  • Handle: RePEc:pfq:journl:v:65:y:2020:i:1:p:67-83
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35551/PFQ_2020_1_6
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    1. Zita Fellner & Anna Marosi, 2022. "Does the Past Haunt Us No More? How Proximity to Foreign Currency Lending Experience Affects Trust in the Banking System and Financial Literacy," Financial and Economic Review, Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Central Bank of Hungary), vol. 21(2), pages 37-65.
    2. Szilárd Heged?s & Csaba Lentner, 2024. "Examining financial literacy and the financial aspects of Hofstede's four-factor culture model in Hungary," Remef - Revista Mexicana de Economía y Finanzas Nueva Época REMEF (The Mexican Journal of Economics and Finance), Instituto Mexicano de Ejecutivos de Finanzas, IMEF, vol. 19(1), pages 1-20, Enero - M.
    3. Ali, Muhammad Arsalan & Rehman, Khalil ur & Maqbool, Adnan & Hussain, Shahid, 2021. "The Impact of Behavioral Finance Factors and the Mediating Effect of Investment Behavior on Individual’s Financial Well-being: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan," Journal of Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies, CSRC Publishing, Center for Sustainability Research and Consultancy Pakistan, vol. 7(2), pages 325-336, June.

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    Keywords

    financial culture; financial literacy; values; beliefs; attitudes;
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    JEL classification:

    • D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
    • G41 - Financial Economics - - Behavioral Finance - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making in Financial Markets

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