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Financial Literacy and Attitudes Towards Immigration

23/03/2015

By Dr George Panos and Prof Robert E. Wright. Financial literacy is the ability to use knowledge and skills to effectively manage financial resources at a personal-level. It is more than numeracy—“being good with numbers”—although numeracy is important in its own right. It includes for…

Subjective v objective changes in personal finances

18/03/2015

By Dr Chris Hanretty Like most elections, this election will be fought on the basis of the economy. The Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats will argue that the economy is growing. Labour will argue that living standards are stagnant or declining. As a result, many…