Proposal of a Questionnaire to Measure the Knowledge Level of Personal Finances in University Students

• Autores: Arévalo Guzmán, Paula, Estrada Martínez, Angela Araceli, Moya Pantoja, Shirley Jenine, Aranda Magallanes, Claudia Maria José, Rivera Sánchez, Stefanía Jeniffer
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2018
• Institución: Universidad Ricardo Palma
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Ricardo Palma
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:oai.revistas.urp.edu.pe:article/1334
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.urp.edu.pe/index.php/Global_Business/article/view/1334
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Personal finances; savings; budget; Finanzas personales; ahorro; presupuestos

The objective of this research is to propose a questionnaire to measure the level of knowledge that university students of economics have about personal finances. To do the research, thesis, articles and books about topics related with personal finances have been used; based on which a first theoretical approach has been made. It is concluded that university students need to understand the importance to know about personal finances, saving and personal budgets, since they are essential to make good decisions taking ideal advantage of their economic resourses. Finally, it is necessary for university students to understand how important is to know personal finances, savings and budgets to make good decisions using their financial resources correctly