Financial Literacy in Urban India: A Case Study of Bohra Community in Mumbai

Basutkar, Tirupati (2016): Financial Literacy in Urban India: A Case Study of Bohra Community in Mumbai. Forthcoming in:

Abstract

Financial literacy levels in urban areas, especially among mercantile community, are assumed to be significantly high. The present paper, by focusing on Bohra Community – a leading mercantile community in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, tries to empirically underscore the flip-side of such a generalized assumption.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Financial Literacy, Bohra Community, Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Logistic Regression
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C5 - Econometric Modeling > C51 - Model Construction and Estimation

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