Keeping It Simple: Financial Literacy and Rules of Thumb

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Journal: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
Year: 2014
Volume: 6
Issue: 2
Pages: 1-31

Authors (3)

Alejandro Drexler (not in RePEc) Greg Fischer (not in RePEc) Antoinette Schoar (Massachusetts Institute of Tec...)

Score contribution per author:

1.341 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Micro-entrepreneurs often lack the financial literacy required to make important financial decisions. We conducted a randomized evaluation with a bank in the Dominican Republic to compare the

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RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aejapp:v:6:y:2014:i:2:p:1-31
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25