Mathematical skills and financial knowledge in high school

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1982-6486.rco.2018.147269

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High school, Financial education, Financial knowledge, Mathematical skills

Abstract

Financial education is essential in the daily lives of young Brazilians to plan a more conscious consumption. This article discusses the association of the financial knowledge of high school students of public schools in a metropolitan region with demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of about 970 young people. The research was applied to the adolescents enrolled in the eight public schools of different regions of the city, and the financial knowledge was measured by the incorrect answers given in themes such as interest and discounts, time value of money and investments.. In addition to family income and gender, usually already listed by the literature, this study shows that financial education has a direct relation with the mathematical skills of young people.

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  • Marcella Alves da Silva, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

    Graduanda em Ciências Contábeis pela Universidade Federal de Uberlândia; membro do Programa de Educação Tutoria (PET) - Ciências Contábeis/ UFU

  • Edvalda Araujo Leal, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU

    Doutora em Administração pela Fundação Getúlio Vargas; mestre em Ciências Contábeis pela Pontífica Universidade Católica de São Paulo.Professora do Programa de Pós Graduação e graduação da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

  • Tamires Sousa Araujo, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

    Doutora e Mestre em Ciência Contábeis pela Universidade Federal de Uberlândia.

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2018-12-28

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Silva, M. A. da, Leal, E. A., & Araujo, T. S. (2018). Mathematical skills and financial knowledge in high school. Revista De Contabilidade E Organizações, 12, e147269. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1982-6486.rco.2018.147269