Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/190217 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
ADBI Working Paper No. 796
Publisher: 
Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Tokyo
Abstract: 
Financial literacy is gaining increasing importance as a policy objective in many countries. However, internationally comparable information on financial literacy is still scarce. Recently, the Bank of Japan conducted a major survey of financial literacy and financial behavior covering 25,000 individuals aged from 18 to 79. Our paper used this database to analyze the determinants of financial literacy and the effects of financial literacy on other behaviors. Generally, our study corroborated the findings of studies on other countries, but it uncovered some differences as well. We found that the main determinants of financial literacy are the educational level, income, age, and occupational status and that both financial literacy and general education levels are related positively and significantly to savings behavior and financial inclusion.
Subjects: 
financial literacy
financial behavior
financial inclusion
household saving
Japan
JEL: 
D14
G11
J26
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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