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The Test of Financial Literacy: Development and measurement characteristics

William B. WalstadDepartment of Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Ken RebeckDepartment of Economics, St. Cloud State University, Saint Cloud, MN, USA
Pages 113-122 | Published online: 17 Mar 2017

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