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Economic Literacy and Its Effects on Students’ Financial Behavior at Malaysian Public University

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Economic literacy is one of the important life aspects needed by every individual to achieve the increasingly challenging life goals today.All societies, including everyone, are not exempt from their respective responsibilities to know how to manage their finances in order to ensure their future and well-being.This study was conducted to examine the economic literacy of Malaysia Public University (UKM) students and its impact on their financial behavior in terms of spending and saving behavior.This study used a quantitative approach through a survey method by distributing questionnaires to respondents.The sample includes a total of 205 students using a simple random sampling technique.Descriptive and inferential analyses were used to test the hypotheses using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.The findings of the study indicated that students at the Malaysian public university have a moderate to a high level of economic literacy.Furthermore, economic literacy also has a positive and significant effect on the students' financial behavior.Thus, several suggestions are discussed in this paper to raise awareness about the importance of economic knowledge, especially in terms of financial management among university students.

Source: International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

DOI: 10.6007/ijarbss/v11-i8/10551

Authors: Sheeril Hing Mei Lyn, Sheerad Sahid

Institution: National University of Malaysia

Language: English

Topic: Financial Literacy and Behavior

Subfield: Accounting

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia