Financial education - Current practices and future challenges

Financial education - Current practices and future challenges

von: Kristof De Witte, Oliver Holz, Kenneth De Beckker

Waxmann Verlag GmbH, 2020

ISBN: 9783830990635 , 194 Seiten

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Financial education - Current practices and future challenges


 

Cover

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Imprint

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Contents

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Preface

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References

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Chapter 1: Financial literacy. Uncovering avenues for future research (Kenneth De Beckker)

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1.1 Introduction

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1.2 Defining and measuring financial literacy

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1.2.1 Test-based measures

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1.2.2 Self-assessment measures

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1.2.3 Outcome-based measures

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1.3 The level of financial literacy around the world

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1.4 Determinants of financial literacy

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1.4.1 Socio-economic determinants

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1.4.2 Financial socialization

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1.4.3 Culture

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1.5 Financial literacy and its consequences

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1.5.1 Household financial decisions

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1.5.2 Retirement planning

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1.5.3 Investment decisions

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1.5.4 Wealth

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1.5.5 Other

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1.6 Improving financial literacy

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1.6.1 Financial education

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1.6.2 Financial advice

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1.7 Conclusion

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References

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Chapter 2: A comparative analysis of pupils’ and teachers’ financial competencies in five European countries (Kenneth De Beckker, Kristof De Witte and Oliver Holz)

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2.1 Introduction

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2.2 Data collection and methodology

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2.3 Descriptive statistics

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2.3.1 Pupils’ survey

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2.3.2 Teachers’ survey

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2.4 Descriptive results

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2.4.1 Pupils

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2.4.2 Teachers

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2.5 Regression results

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2.5.1 Pupils

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2.5.2 Teachers

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2.6 Conclusion

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References

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Appendix A: Pupils’ survey

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Appendix B: Teachers’ survey

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Appendix C: Locus of control items

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Chapter 3: Financial education in Flanders (Belgium) (Kristof De Witte, Kenneth De Beckker and Oliver Holz)

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3.1 Financial education in 2019 in Flanders (Belgium)

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3.1.1 Financial literacy levels

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3.1.2 The route to financial literacy in Flanders

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3.1.3 Example initiatives

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3.1.4 Challenges ahead

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3.2 Curricula and teaching materials of secondary education

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3.2.1 Flemish secondary education system

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3.2.2 History of financial literacy in secondary education

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3.2.3 The curriculum in the first cycle of secondary education

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3.3 Extra-curricular initiatives by Wikifin.be

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3.3.1 Wikifin lab

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3.3.2 Wikifin research chair

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3.4 Trends

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References

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Chapter 4: Financial education in Estonia (Kaire Põder, Leonore Riitsalu and Karmo Kroos)

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4.1 The past situation in Estonia with respect to financial literacy

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4.1.1 Evolution in the levels of financial literacy

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4.1.2 Discussions on the levels and necessity of improving financial literacy

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4.1.3 Overview of past policy attention

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4.2 Provision of financial education: schools, universities and the financial sector

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4.2.1 Implementation in the education curriculum?

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4.2.2 Is there attention to financial literacy in teacher training?

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4.2.3 How do various initiatives reach students and the general population?

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4.2.4 Is there a lot of attention from the government?

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4.2.5 Overview of evidence on tools that exist to promote financial literacy

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4.3 The future of financial literacy in Estonia

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4.3.1 Remaining difficulties and issues

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4.3.2 Necessary steps to be taken

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References

108

Chapter 5: Financial education in Italy (Tommaso Agasisti and Marta Cannistrà)

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5.1 Financial literacy: Italian situation

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5.1.1 How does the Italian population rank relative to other countries?

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5.1.2 Main differences among Italian population

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5.1.3 Performance of Italian 15-year-olds

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5.2 Financial literacy at institutional level

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5.2.1 Past policy attention

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5.2.2 Financial education at school in Italy: the curriculum

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5.2.3 Financial education at school in Italy: teacher training

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5.3 Financial education: current situation in Italy

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5.3.1 Initiatives

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5.3.2 Institutions and actors involved

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5.3.3 Focus: Economia@Scuola – FEDUF

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5.3.4 Focus: CONSOB initiatives

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5.3.5 Focus: The Bank of Italy – I quaderni didattici (the Didactical booklets)

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5.4 Conclusions and future perspective

139

References

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Chapter 6: Financial education in the Netherlands (Aisa Amagir)

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6.1 Introduction

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6.2 Literacy, financial literacy and financial education: definitions

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6.2.1 Financial literacy and financial education

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6.2.2 Financial literacy levels

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6.2.3 Financial literacy levels among Dutch students

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6.3 Financial education: current situation

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6.4 Educational system

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6.4.1 Primary education

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6.4.2 Secondary education

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6.4.3 Vocational education and higher education

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6.5 Extra-curricular initiatives

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6.6 Conclusion

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Acknowledgments

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References

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Appendix 1

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Appendix 2

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Appendix 3

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Appendix 4

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Chapter 7: Financial education in the Slovak Republic (Jana Klieštiková, Mária Kovácova and Pavol Durana)

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7.1 Financial literacy to date

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7.1.1 Evolution in the levels of financial literacy and overview of past policy attention

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7.1.2 Discussions on the levels and necessity of improving financial literacy

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7.2 Current state of education in financial literacy in the Slovak Republic

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7.2.1 Financial literacy according to the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sports of the Slovak Republic (implementation in the education curriculum and level of attention of the government)

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7.2.2 Financial literacy according to the teaching materials and other institutions providing education in the given area (attention in teacher training, initiatives for students and general population and evidence on tools to promote financial literacy)

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7.3 The future of financial literacy in the Slovak Republic

187

References

189

About the authors

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