THE MEASUREMENT OF FINANCIAL LITERACY KNOWLEDGE LEVEL: AN APPLICATION ON THE STUDENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
FİNANSAL OKURYAZARLIK BİLGİ DÜZEYİNİN ÖLÇÜLMESİ: İŞLETME BÖLÜMÜ ÖĞRENCİLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR UYGULAMA

Author : Büşra TÜFEKÇİ -Seda ERDOĞAN - Süleyman Serdar KARACA - Nurbanu SEÇGİN
Number of pages : 58-72

Abstract

Financial literacy directs individuals to make right decisions in financial matters and provides them with the ability to manage their income, investments and budget. Therefore, the right decisions individuals make will first affect themselves positively. Then it will be reflected positively in the country’s economy and the economy of the whole world. For this reason, the aim of the present study was to measure financial literacy level among students in Business Administration Department of Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Gaziosmanpaşa University through a questionnaire. A total of 315 students out of 324 returned the questionnaire form. The obtained data were subjected to TTest, ANOVA test and Chi- Square test by SPSS program. It was observed that the level of financial knowledge was higher in female students than in male students. For the use of financial information, male students were more successful. In addition, it could be concluded that students had only basic level of financial literacy.

Keywords

Financial Literacy, Financial Knowledge, Demographic Characteristics, Department of Business Administration Students

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