Gender differences in financial literacy among college students
The paper aims to examine gender differences in financial literacy among college students. Using the stratified sampling method, 2,340 college students from six public and five private colleges were studied. The findings indicate gender differences in different dimensions of financial literacy, in w...
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| author | Falahati, Leila Paim, Laily |
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| description | The paper aims to examine gender differences in financial literacy among college students. Using the stratified sampling method, 2,340 college students from six public and five private colleges were studied. The findings indicate gender differences in different dimensions of financial literacy, in which males were more knowledgeable in financial matters than female students. The results revealed that among the six dimensions of financial literacy, male students have more knowledge concerning credit and risk management, while females are more knowledgeable in respect of general financial literacy. |
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| spelling | upm-226182015-09-21T03:55:07Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22618/ Gender differences in financial literacy among college students Falahati, Leila Paim, Laily The paper aims to examine gender differences in financial literacy among college students. Using the stratified sampling method, 2,340 college students from six public and five private colleges were studied. The findings indicate gender differences in different dimensions of financial literacy, in which males were more knowledgeable in financial matters than female students. The results revealed that among the six dimensions of financial literacy, male students have more knowledge concerning credit and risk management, while females are more knowledgeable in respect of general financial literacy. Marsland Press 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22618/1/Gender%20differences%20in%20financial%20literacy%20among%20college%20students.pdf Falahati, Leila and Paim, Laily (2011) Gender differences in financial literacy among college students. Journal of American Science, 7 (6). pp. 1180-1183. ISSN 1545-1003; ESSN: 2375-7264 http://www.jofamericanscience.org/journals/am-sci/am0706/178_6077am0706_1180_1183.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Falahati, Leila Paim, Laily Gender differences in financial literacy among college students |
| title | Gender differences in financial literacy among college students |
| title_full | Gender differences in financial literacy among college students |
| title_fullStr | Gender differences in financial literacy among college students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gender differences in financial literacy among college students |
| title_short | Gender differences in financial literacy among college students |
| title_sort | gender differences in financial literacy among college students |
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