Financial literacy: lessons from international experience
A new study by CPRN for the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada finds that difficulties with financial literacy - the ability to understand, analyze, and use information about financial decisions in day-to-day life - affect Canadians at all income levels. In this report Orton calls for greater efforts to improve the financial skills of Canadians. Orton points out that the penalty for financial illiteracy can be severe, especially for low-income families that stand to lose the most proportionally from poor financial decisions. Excerpt from published abstract reprinted by permissio... Show more
Authors: Orton, Larry
Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN)
Published: Ottawa, Ontario, CPRN, 2007
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: vi, 54 p.
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