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The Impact of High School Financial Education on Financial Knowledge and Saving Choices

Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Spain

Olympia Bover, Laura Hospido and Ernesto Villanueva
Published online before print January 08, 2024, 0720-11049R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0720-11049R2
Olympia Bover
Olympia Bover is a senior economist at DG Economics and Statistics at Banco de España, where she is Director of the Department of Structural Analysis and Microeconomic Analysis
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Laura Hospido
†Laura Hospido and Ernesto Villanueva () are senior economists at Banco de España.
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Ernesto Villanueva
†Laura Hospido and Ernesto Villanueva () are senior economists at Banco de España.
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