Psychosocial Factors and Financial Literacy
by John L. Murphy
Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 73, No. 1, 2013 (released February 2013) his study uses data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) to analyze the psychological and social variables associated with financial literacy. The HRS is a nationally representative longitudinal survey of individuals older than age 50 and their spouses. An ordinary least squares linear regression analysis explores the relationship between financial literacy and several economic and psychosocial variables. After controlling for earnings, level of education, and other socioeconomic variables in this exploratory...
