Financial literacy and risky asset holdings: evidence from China
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
12-1-2017
Abstract
Although financial literacy is important for participating in financial markets, the level of financial literacy of Chinese consumers is low compared with those in developed countries. Using data from the 2014 China Survey of Consumer Finances, we examine the relation between financial literacy and the risky asset holding behaviour of Chinese households, in the context of an emerging financial market with a distinct institutional background. The findings reveal that consumers with higher levels of financial literacy are more likely to hold risky financial assets than those with lower levels. The potential impacts are derived mainly from advanced financial literacy.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Accounting and Finance
Volume
57
Issue
5
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Liao, Li, Jing Jian Xiao, Weiqiang Zhang, and Congyi Zhou. "Financial literacy and risky asset holdings: evidence from China." Accounting and Finance 57, 5 (2017): 1383-1415. doi: 10.1111/acfi.12329.