Key material

Useful OECD links

OECD website

OECD Financial Education sub-channel

OECD Recommendations

OECD Recommendation

Good Practices on Financial Education and Awareness Relating to Credit, OECD, 2009 [ English / français ] 

OECD Recommendation

Good Practices for Enhanced Risk Awareness and Education on Insurance Issues, OECD, 2008 [ English / français ] 

OECD Recommendation

Good Practices for Financial Education Relating to Private Pensions, OECD, 2008 [ English / français ] 

OECD Recommendation

Principles and Good Practices for Financial Education and Awareness, OECD, 2005 [ English / français ]

OECD Working Paper

OECD Working Paper

Framework for the Development of Financial Literacy Baseline Surveys: a First International Comparative Analysis
OECD Working Paper on Finance, Insurance And Private Pensions no. 1, 2009 [ English / français ]

OECD Policy Brief

OECD Policy Brief 

The Importance of Financial Education, 2006 [ English / français ]

Consultant Reports

Consultant Report

Financial Education and Annuities, by Jeffrey R. Brown, 2008

Consultant Report

Credit: Some Macroeconomic, Market and Consumer Implications - Selected iIsues and Trends from Four OECD Countries, by Mario Fortin and Jacques Préfontaine, 2008

Consultant Report

Pension Information: the Annual Statement at a Glance, by
Lena Larsson, Annika Sundén and Ole Settergren, 2008

Consultant Report

Financial Education Programmes in Schools: Analysis of Selected Current Programmes and Literature, by Shaun Mundy, 2008

Consultant Report

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Financial Education Programmes, By Alison O’Connell, 2008

OECD Publications

Improving Financial Literacy: Analysis of Issues and Policies, OECD, 2005

[ English / français ]

This book, the first major study of financial education at the international level, contributes to the development of consumer financial literacy by providing information to policymakers on effective financial education programmes. It is also intended to promote the exchange of views and the sharing of experience in the field of financial education. It analyses financial literacy surveys in member countries, highlights the economic, demographic and policy changes that make financial education increasingly important, and describes the different types of financial education programmes currently being offered in OECD countries. Finally, this book evaluates the effectiveness of financial education programmes and suggests actions policymakers can take to improve financial education and awareness.

 Improving Financial Education and Awareness on Insurance and Private Pensions, OECD, 2008

[English / français]
This volume addresses these topical and unexplored issues as part of the ongoing OECD project on financial education. After a comprehensive analysis of the main challenges and presentation of practical solutions, the book highlights good practices, endorsed by OECD governments, to enhance awareness and education on risk, insurance and private pensions issues.