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dc.contributor Graduate Program in Economics.
dc.contributor.advisor Yıldıran, Levent.
dc.contributor.author Araz, Tülin.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-16T12:00:45Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-16T12:00:45Z
dc.date.issued 2012.
dc.identifier.other EC 2012 A73
dc.identifier.uri http://digitalarchive.boun.edu.tr/handle/123456789/16430
dc.description.abstract The thesis analyzes the effect of fmancialliteracy on credit card arrears Specifically, it questions whether the inefficient use of credit cards or unexpected external shocks cause a cardholder to experience financial difficulties and to face a credit card default. Our main explanatory variable, financial literacy, is defined in three dimensions: information, which measures the fmancial knowledge of the cardholder; sophistication, which measures how much the cardholder is involved in financial markets; and activeness, which measures to what extent the cardholder uses her financial knowledge in finance related decisions. The analysis is conducted in two parts. In the first part, with an ordered pro bit model, we identify the determinants of financial difficulties experienced by cardholders. We proxy financial difficulties with the number of months a cardholder does not pay at least the minimum amount due in her credit card bill. In the second part, with a binary logit model, we identify the determinants of credit card defaults. As explanatory variables we use measures of fmancialliteracy, attitude toward consumption, external shocks, and some socioeconomic and demographic variables. We find external shocks to be important determinants of fmancial difficulties. People who tend to spend more than they earn are also very likely to experience fmancial difficulties. Financial literacy, income and wealth are not significant in the first model. In the second part, we find that the people who are hit by external shocks are likely to overcome difficulties and avoid defaults, if they are fmancially literate, if their household income is high, and if their household size is large. The study shows that if financial literacy and consciousness of cardholders can be increased with financial education, credit card problems will decline.
dc.format.extent 30 cm.
dc.publisher Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2012.
dc.subject.lcsh Bank credit cards.
dc.subject.lcsh Financial literacy.
dc.title Financial literacy and credit card arrears
dc.format.pages vii, 118 leaves ;


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