Financial Literacy
Introduction
Special issue of the Journal of Consumer Affairs on Financial Literacy: Public Policy and Consumers' Self-Protection, edited by John Kozup and Jeanne Hogarth; Deadline 1 Jun 2007
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Date: 12 Mar 2006 20.46
From: "Dr. John C. Kozup" <john.kozup@villanova.edu>
Call for Papers
The Journal of Consumer Affairs
Special Issue on:
Financial Literacy: Public Policy and Consumers’ Self-Protection
Special Issue Editors:
John Kozup, Villanova University
Jeanne Hogarth, Federal Reserve Board
With the growing shift by companies to individually managed retirement accounts, rising levels of consumer debt, and increasingly complex financial products in the marketplace, consumer financial literacy has become ever more important. Manuscripts are being solicited for an upcoming issue of The Journal of Consumer Affairs devoted to the effects of financial literacy on consumer welfare. The goal of this special issue is to extend our theoretical and practical knowledge of how consumers obtain, process, and utilize financial information. We seek contributions from multiple disciplines including communications, consumer education, economics, finance, law, public policy, psychology and marketing. Authors may submit empirical studies or conceptual work. Papers that are theoretically grounded and also contain significant implications for consumer welfare are especially appropriate.
Topics that would be appropriate for this special issue include, but are not limited to:
- Consumers Understanding of Financial Product Information
- The Interplay Between Financial Knowledge and Financial Behavior
- Real-Estate Marketing and Purchasers’ Cost Assessments
- The Effects of Financial Information on Retirement Well-Being
- Deceptive Advertising and Sales Practices in the Financial Services Market
- Informational Effects of Advertising on Financial Literacy.
- Measurement and Assessment of Financial Education Programs.
- Legal and Regulatory Issues in Financial Services Marketing.
Submission Information
Manuscripts are due by June 1, 2007. Please follow the submission guidelines for The Journal of Consumer Affairs as detailed under "JCA Author Guidelines" on the Blackwell Publishing web site (). Authors wishing to submit a manuscript should send two (2) electronic copies of their manuscript (one with the full title page and one copy cleaned of all information that identifies the authors) to the special issue co-editor:
John C. Kozup, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Marketing and Public Policy Research
Department of Marketing
Villanova School of Business
Villanova, PA 19085-1678
E-Mail: john.kozup@villanova.edu
Phone: (610) 519-6441