Framework for Financial Literacy
There has been an inconsistent and interchangeable use of the terms financial literacy,
financial knowledge, and financial education in the body of historical research (Huston, 2010;
Remund, 2010). Huston’s (2010) framework for financial literacy helps to clear up the confusion
among these terms and shows their relationships within a broader context. Huston’s (2010)
model of financial theory will be used to define financial literacy and the sub-components (see
Figure 2.1). The purpose of financial literacy is to help the individual make financial decisions
using attained financial knowledge, to optimally utilize resources over a lifetime of consumption
(Huston, 2010). This definition is consistent with human capital theory (Becker, 1964) and is
based in the lifetime consumption model of the lifecycle hypothesis (Modigliani & Brumberg,
1954).
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