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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2020.vol7.no12.355

From Financial Literacy to Financial Capability: A Preliminary Study of Difference Generations in Informal Labor Market  

AMONHAEMANON, Dalina (Faculty of Commerce and Management, Prince of Songkla University)
VORA-SITTA, Pornpen (School of Development Economics, National Institute of Development Administration)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.7, no.12, 2020 , pp. 355-363 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to investigate whether financial attitude links financial literacy to financial capability. To make sound financial decisions, one essentially requires a certain level of financial literacy - knowledge and skill in finance. Even more effective is when one's financial literacy could be developed into financial capability. The samples comprised 342 individuals from informal labor in the South of Thailand. The stratified multistage sampling technique was utilized to select the respondents, while the interview questionnaires were used to collect the data. By using SmartPLS 3.0, the data analysis included descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling (SEM). The result revealed that the one with the highest debt was Gen Y compared to Gen B and Gen X. Considering financial literacy, financial attitude, and financial capacity across generations, it was found that Gen Y had the highest average score in financial literacy and financial capacity, higher than that of Gen X and Gen B. The impact of financial literacy on financial capability through financial attitude, it was found that the impact on Gen B was higher than that of Gen X and Gen Y. With the right financial attitude, people of all generations would be equipped with a higher level of financial capability.
Keywords
Financial Literacy; Financial Attitude; Financial Capability; Generation; Thailand;
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