Economic Literacy: An International Comparison

Tullio Jappelli ()

Economic Journal, 2010, vol. 120, issue 548, F429-F451

Abstract: This article uses international panel data on 55 countries from 1995 to 2008, merging indicators of economic literacy with a large set of macroeconomic and institutional variables. Results show that there is substantial heterogeneity of financial and economic competence across countries, and that human capital indicators (PISA test scores and college attendance) are positively correlated with economic literacy. Furthermore, inhabitants of countries with more generous social security systems are generally less literate, lending support to the hypothesis that the incentives to acquire economic literacy are related to the amount of resources available for private accumulation. Copyright © 2010 TheAuthor(s). The Economic Journal © 2010 Royal Economic Society.

Date: 2010
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