Beatrice Magistro on Economic Literacy
In this episode, Nicolas Wittstock hosts PhD Candidate Beatrice Magistro. They discuss Beatrice’s dissertation on the relationship between financial and economic literacy and policy preferences in Italy and the UK. They discuss her motivation to pursue this topic, its importance in today’s context of rampant populism and protectionism, the findings from her four papers, and future directions for research.
During the episode they discuss the following works:
Financial literacy and support for free trade in the UK
The effects of financial and economic literacy on policy preferences in Italy
Party cues or policy information? The differential influence of financial and economic literacy
Financial literacy and time preference: A classroom experiment