Time Perspective & Financial Literac 31 July, 2014
Jan 01, 2016
Why we did the study
• Marketing rarely focuses on product value
• Products are frequently complex
• Complexity usually means expensive
Why we did the study
• How do people make financial decisions?
• Is financial literacy sufficient to be financially healthy?
How we did the study
• Time Perspective– Professor Zimbardo (Stanford Prison
Experiment)– Past, Present & Future–We all have an approach to time – it
impacts our decisions
How we did the study
• Traditional financial literacy quiz
• Self-assessment of financial literacy (scale of 1 – 7)
Results• Traditional financial literacy (acumen)
can not be used to predict financial health
• Time perspective is correlated to financial health
Applications
• Improving financial health requires a more balanced time perspective
• There are many public policy, educational and economic consequences