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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Main Authors: Falahati, Leila, Paim, Laily
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Marsland Press 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22618/
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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
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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
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22618/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22618/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22618/1/Gender%20differences%20in%20financial%20literacy%20among%20college%20students.pdf