FINANCIAL EDUCATION FOR FINANCIAL INCLUSION

This paper deals with studying the link between financial education and financial inclusion from a three-fold approach: firstly, it makes an inroad into the economic analysis of justifying the use of economic education for financial inclusion, by considering the aspects of allocation, distribution, stability and economic development. secondly, this study is aimed at identifying the basic skills needed to get an actual financial inclusion, as well as at formulating a proposal to articulate and build up the contents required to develop those skills. thirdly, it takes on the relation between the level of financial knowledge and the extent of financial inclusion. the examination of the international empirical evidence is enhanced by a study, carried out with secondary education students (aged 15 years old as a reference), on the relation between the level of financial training and the ability to make financial decisions.