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Measuring the financial literacy of the adult population: the experience of the Bank of Italy

In: The role of data in supporting financial inclusion policy

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  • Antonietta di Salvatore
  • Francesco Franceschi
  • Andrea Neri
  • Francesca Zanichelli

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  • Antonietta di Salvatore & Francesco Franceschi & Andrea Neri & Francesca Zanichelli, 2018. "Measuring the financial literacy of the adult population: the experience of the Bank of Italy," IFC Bulletins chapters, in: Bank for International Settlements (ed.), The role of data in supporting financial inclusion policy, volume 47, Bank for International Settlements.
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    1. Annamaria Lusardi & Olivia S. Mitchell, 2014. "The Economic Importance of Financial Literacy: Theory and Evidence," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 52(1), pages 5-44, March.
    2. Joanne W. Hsu, 2016. "Aging and Strategic Learning: The Impact of Spousal Incentives on Financial Literacy," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 51(4), pages 1036-1067.
    3. Mitchell, Olivia S. & Lusardi, Annamaria (ed.), 2011. "Financial Literacy: Implications for Retirement Security and the Financial Marketplace," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780199696819.
    4. Antonietta di Salvatore & Francesco Franceschi & Andrea Neri & Francesca Zanichelli, 2018. "Measuring the financial literacy of the adult population: the experience of Banca d�Italia," Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) 435, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.
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    9. Kenneth De Beckker & Kristof De Witte & Geert Van Campenhout, 2020. "The role of national culture in financial literacy: Cross‐country evidence," Journal of Consumer Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 54(3), pages 912-930, September.
    10. Carolina Guerini & Donato Masciandaro & Alessia Papini, 2024. "Literacy and Financial Education: Private Providers, Public Certification and Political Preferences," BAFFI CAREFIN Working Papers 24223, BAFFI CAREFIN, Centre for Applied Research on International Markets Banking Finance and Regulation, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy.
    11. Gallo, Giovanni & Sconti, Alessia, 2023. "How much financial literacy matters? A simulation of potential influences on inequality levels," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1266, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
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