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Consumo de seguros en las pequeñas empresas españolas: el papel de la alfabetización financiera de la persona empresaria
[Insurance Consumption in Spanish Small Businesses: The Role of Financial Literacy of the Business Owner]

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  • Marcos Álvarez-Espiño

    (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)

  • Sara Fernández-López

    (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)

  • Lucía Rey-Ares

    (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)

Abstract

Las micro y pequeñas empresas (mypes) desempeñan un papel clave en la generación de empleo, la innovación y el crecimiento económico. Sin embargo, son también las empresas que presentan menor capacidad de resiliencia ante situaciones adversas y mayores dificultades para acceder a las pólizas de seguros. El presente artículo tiene como objetivo analizar si la alfabetización financiera (AF) de la persona gestora o propietaria de la empresa se asocia con el consumo de seguros por parte de esta. Este artículo emplea una metodología cuantitativa basada en una muestra de más de 1.100 mypes españolas, obtenida de la primera edición de la Encuesta de Competencias Financieras en las Pequeñas Empresas, correspondiente al año 2021. En particular, se aplican estimaciones probit binarias y ordenadas que revelan una relación positiva entre los comportamientos financieramente inteligentes de la persona empresaria y el uso de seguros empresariales. Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) play a key role in job creation, innovation, and economic growth. However, they are also the businesses with the least resilience to adverse situations and face greater difficulties in accessing insurance policies. The aim of this article is to analyze whether the financial literacy (FL) of the business owner or manager is associated with the consumption of insurance by the business. This article uses a quantitative methodology based on a sample of over 1,100 Spanish MSEs, obtained from the first edition of the Survey on Financial Competencies in Small Businesses, conducted in 2021. In particular, binary and ordered probit estimations are applied, revealing a positive relationship between the financially savvy behaviors of the business owner and the use of business insurance.

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  • Marcos Álvarez-Espiño & Sara Fernández-López & Lucía Rey-Ares, 2025. "Consumo de seguros en las pequeñas empresas españolas: el papel de la alfabetización financiera de la persona empresaria [Insurance Consumption in Spanish Small Businesses: The Role of Financial Li," Revista Finanzas y Politica Economica, Universidad Católica de Colombia, vol. 17, pages 1, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000443:021764
    DOI: 10.14718/revfinanzpolitecon.v17.202
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    JEL classification:

    • G51 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance - - - Household Savings, Borrowing, Debt, and Wealth
    • G52 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance - - - Insurance
    • G53 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance - - - Financial Literacy
    • G59 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance - - - Other

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