Financial literacy as a key to entrepreneurship education: a multi-case study exploring diversity and inclusion

This article presents the results of the financial literacy assessment of young Mexican students between the ages of 17 and 24 enrolled in public and private institutions in five Mexican cities. This study's objective was to approach the financial knowledge, behaviors, and attitudes of young Me...

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Autores: Medina Vidal, Adriana, Buenestado Fernández, Mariana|||0000-0002-3242-5332, Molina-Espinosa, José Martín
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/33026
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10902/33026
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Financial literacy
Complex thinking
Gender
Higher education
Educational innovation
Multiple case
Critical thinking
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Sumario:This article presents the results of the financial literacy assessment of young Mexican students between the ages of 17 and 24 enrolled in public and private institutions in five Mexican cities. This study's objective was to approach the financial knowledge, behaviors, and attitudes of young Mexicans through focus groups and questionnaires to identify their perceptions of complex thinking and its use for financial products and services. The most relevant findings suggest that (a) most of the young participants in the study use banking services through their parents, (b) there are significant gender differences in financial knowledge and behaviors, (c) critical thinking significantly and positively correlates with financial behaviors and attitudes, and (d) the level of critical thinking predicts financial behavior. There is a need to develop women?s critical thinking to discern between the financial behavior they socially imitate and their capabilities to become more involved in financial issues, thus decreasing the gender gap.