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Vulnerabilidad financiera y comportamiento del consumidor: el papel de la salud financiera
[Disentangling Vulnerability through Consumer Behavior: The Role of Financial Health]

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  • Alfonso Arellano
  • Noelia Camara
  • Diana Mejia

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This paper analyzes the effect of financial participation on consumer\'s financial vulnerability, which is pervasive in the developing world. The financial behavior of consumers (i.e. financial health) has a greater positive effect on financial vulnerability than the narrower concept of financial inclusion. This paper analyzes the effect of financial participation on consumer\'s financial vulnerability, which is pervasive in the developing world. The financial behavior of consumers (i.e. financial health) has a greater positive effect on financial vulnerability than the narrower concept of financial inclusion.

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  • Alfonso Arellano & Noelia Camara & Diana Mejia, 2019. "Vulnerabilidad financiera y comportamiento del consumidor: el papel de la salud financiera [Disentangling Vulnerability through Consumer Behavior: The Role of Financial Health]," Working Papers 19/11, BBVA Bank, Economic Research Department.
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