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Research syntheses on current findings in financial education research

The CHF offers research syntheses on various issues of financial education, in which available research results are systematically summarized and prepared for various target groups in science, practice and politics.

Aprea, C., Vonhof, C., Ackermann, N., Fürstenau, B., Baginski, R., & Vogler, M. (2025). Financial Literacy Frameworks: A Scoping Review and Critical Appraisal. Conceptualization and Measurement of Financial Competence: A Holistic Approach and Implications for Financial Education, 47–92. 10.1007/978-3-031-95690-4_3

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Repository for measurement instruments in financial education research

The repository provides an overview of instruments that can be used to measure variables of interest (e.g. financial knowledge, attitudes towards finance) in financial education research.

Baginski, R. (2025). German pension system understanding scales (GePSUS). CHF Open Access Repository (No. 1/2025). https://www.uni-mannheim.de/media/Einrichtungen/chf/Dokumente/CHF _OAR_2025_1_GePSUS_Baginski.pdf

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Glossary of financial education research terms

The glossary offers a collection of terms, definitions and concepts from financial education research and empirical educational research.

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Podcast on current findings of financial education research

The podcast is about communicating the results of financial education research in an understandable way, stimulating discussions on financial education and promoting the exchange between science, politics and practice.

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The CHF was established as part of the MetaFin joint project, which accompanies the projects funded by the Federal Ministry of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMBFSFJ) as part of the “Research on Financial Education” directive. MetaFin's partners are the Mannheim Institute for Financial Education (MIFE), a joint initiative of the University of Mannheim and the Center for European Economic Research (ZEW), and the Institute for Economic Education (IÖB).