Financial behavior and problems among college students in Malaysia: research and education implication

For a majority of students, university attendance is the first time they have experienced financial independence without a parent's supervision. With the expansion of educational services in Malaysia, university or college students have become one of the important consumer market segments, fo...

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Main Authors: Sabri, Mohamad Fazli, Othman, Mohd Amin, Masud, Jariah, Paim, Laily, MacDonald, Maurice, K. Hira, Tahira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14757/
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author Sabri, Mohamad Fazli
Othman, Mohd Amin
Masud, Jariah
Paim, Laily
MacDonald, Maurice
K. Hira, Tahira
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Paim, Laily
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description For a majority of students, university attendance is the first time they have experienced financial independence without a parent's supervision. With the expansion of educational services in Malaysia, university or college students have become one of the important consumer market segments, for two reasons. First, this group has expanded purchasing power, with easily available educational loans. Second, this student segment of the population has better potential earnings than any other segment of the population. There has been limited study on financial behavior and problems among Malaysians, especially college students, since the concern over the role of young consumers is relatively new.
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spelling upm-147572012-11-28T09:54:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14757/ Financial behavior and problems among college students in Malaysia: research and education implication Sabri, Mohamad Fazli Othman, Mohd Amin Masud, Jariah Paim, Laily MacDonald, Maurice K. Hira, Tahira For a majority of students, university attendance is the first time they have experienced financial independence without a parent's supervision. With the expansion of educational services in Malaysia, university or college students have become one of the important consumer market segments, for two reasons. First, this group has expanded purchasing power, with easily available educational loans. Second, this student segment of the population has better potential earnings than any other segment of the population. There has been limited study on financial behavior and problems among Malaysians, especially college students, since the concern over the role of young consumers is relatively new. 2008 Article PeerReviewed Sabri, Mohamad Fazli and Othman, Mohd Amin and Masud, Jariah and Paim, Laily and MacDonald, Maurice and K. Hira, Tahira (2008) Financial behavior and problems among college students in Malaysia: research and education implication. Consumer Interests Annual, 54. pp. 167-170. College students — Economic conditions College students - Conduct of life - Malaysia English
spellingShingle College students — Economic conditions
College students - Conduct of life - Malaysia
Sabri, Mohamad Fazli
Othman, Mohd Amin
Masud, Jariah
Paim, Laily
MacDonald, Maurice
K. Hira, Tahira
Financial behavior and problems among college students in Malaysia: research and education implication
title Financial behavior and problems among college students in Malaysia: research and education implication
title_full Financial behavior and problems among college students in Malaysia: research and education implication
title_fullStr Financial behavior and problems among college students in Malaysia: research and education implication
title_full_unstemmed Financial behavior and problems among college students in Malaysia: research and education implication
title_short Financial behavior and problems among college students in Malaysia: research and education implication
title_sort financial behavior and problems among college students in malaysia: research and education implication
topic College students — Economic conditions
College students - Conduct of life - Malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14757/