Financial and insurance literacy in Poland

• Authors: Marcin Kawiński , Piotr Majewski

Title variants

PL

Świadomość finansowa i ubezpieczeniowa w Polsce

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this paper is to present a critical analysis of different concepts related to financial literacy. Discussion of the usefulness of standard questions on financial literacy and a presentation of the first Polish research of “Big Three” questions on financial literacy compared with selected countries are also included. Finally, a questionnaire on insurance literacy and the findings from Polish research are presented.

PL

Celem pracy jest przedstawienie krytycznej analizy różnych koncepcji związanych ze świadomością finansową. Omówiono również przydatność standardowych pytań dotyczących świadomości finansowej oraz prezentacja wyników pierwszych polskich badań z użyciem pytań tzw. wielkiej trójki w porównaniu z wybranymi krajami. Wreszcie przedstawiono propozycję pytań analizujących świadomość ubezpieczeniową oraz wyniki polskich badań z ich użyciem.

Keywords

EN

financial literacy; financial education; financial knowledge; insurance literacy

PL

świadomość finansowa; edukacja finansowa; wiedza z zakresu finansów; świadomość ubezpieczeniowa

• Publisher: Centrum Edukacji Ubezpieczeniowej sp. z o.o.
• Journal: Wiadomości Ubezpieczeniowe
• Year: 2016
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 21-32

Contributors

author

Marcin Kawiński

• Department of Social Insurance, Warsaw School of Economics

author

Piotr Majewski

• Department of Finance and Accounting, WSB University in Torun

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