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The welfare of consumers and nations is heavily impacted by financial decisions. Yet, due to a variety of factors, consumers are often poorly informed and susceptible to making poor decisions that can have significant personal as well as societal consequences. The recent global financial crisis has served to highlight consumers’ deficiencies in financial literacy and the need to enhance it.
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Harrison, T. (2016). Introduction. In: Harrison, T. (eds) Financial Literacy and the Limits of Financial Decision-Making. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30886-9_1
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