Kelmara Mendes Vieira

Dr. Kelmara Mendes Vieira

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Academic Career Length

18Years (2009-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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21 March 2016 in Management Research Review
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APAni Caroline Grigion Potrich
Ani Caroline Grigion Potrich
KVKelmara Mendes Vieira
Kelmara Mendes Vieira
WMWesley Mendes-Da-Silva
Wesley Mendes-Da-Silva
Purpose: – The purpose of this paper is to build and compare models that assess university students’ financial literacy. Financial literacy, understood as the mastery of a set of knowledge, attitudes and behaviors, has assumed a fundamental role in allowing and enabling people to make responsible decisions as they strive to attain financial wellbeing. To this end, models that integrate financial knowledge, behavior and attitude are integrated. The models are subsequently estimated, and many comparative tests are performed.Design/methodology/approach: – The study investigated a random sample of 534 university students attending public and private universities in southern Brazil. The choice of scale was based on consideration of the best adjustment for the Brazilian context, appropriate translation and content validation. For an analysis of the collected data, structural equation modeling was employed using two strategies.Findings: – The findings indicate that, in the model estimation stage, the scales for behavior and attitude have been reduced. Among all of the models estimated, the best adjusted model indicates that financial knowledge and financial attitude have positive impacts on financial behavior.Research limitations/implications: – The results are not generalizable to the wider population; to enable such generalization, different profiles should be researched using a larger sample. In practical terms, the financial behavior of Brazilian university students expresses the ability to establish long-term aims and saving aimed at future acquisitions and unexpected spending. This behavior is directly influenced by basic and advanced questions of financial knowledge and also by the importance attributed to attitude by establishing aims, control of spending and financial reserves.Originality/value: – This paper describes a pioneer study with respect to modeling financial literacy in Brazil. This topic can be improved as the need for rigorous evaluation of financial literacy grows at the same speed as the creation of more complex financial products.

1 December 2015 in Revista Contabilidade & Finanças
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APAni Caroline Grigion Potrich
Ani Caroline Grigion Potrich
KVKelmara Mendes Vieira
Kelmara Mendes Vieira
GKGuilherme Kirch
Guilherme Kirch
RESUMO A alfabetização financeira auxilia os indivíduos em tomadas de decisões mais assertivas e eficientes no contexto monetário de suas vidas. Este estudo tem como eixo central desenvolver um modelo que explique o nível de alfabetização financeira dos indivíduos a partir de variáveis socioeconômicas e demográficas. A amostra consiste de 1.400 indivíduos residentes no Rio Grande do Sul e a análise dos dados foi realizada por meio de estatísticas descritivas e técnicas de análise multivariada. Como indicador do nível de alfabetização financeira, adotou-se uma medida que contempla três construtos: atitude financeira, comportamento financeiro e conhecimento financeiro. Foram estimados modeloslogit e probit com as seguintes variáveis explicativas: gênero, estado civil, dependentes, ocupação, idade, escolaridade, escolaridade do pai, escolaridade da mãe, renda própria e renda familiar. Os efeitos marginais (propensões incrementais) foram positivos e estatisticamente significantes aos níveis usuais para as variáveis: gênero (9,56%), escolaridade (2,54%), renda própria (6,32%) e renda familiar (3,73%). Os efeitos marginais (propensões incrementais) foram negativos e estatisticamente significante para a dummy dependentes (-7,51%), indicando que os indivíduos do gênero masculino que não possuem dependentes e têm maiores níveis de escolaridade e de rendas própria e familiar são os que apresentam maior propensão a pertencer ao grupo com alto nível de alfabetização financeira. Além disso, constatou-se que a maioria dos pesquisados (67,1%) foi classificada como tendo um baixo nível de alfabetização financeira. Tais conclusões ratificam a urgência e a necessidade de desenvolver ações efetivas para minimizar o problema do analfabetismo financeiro. De modo especial, sugere-se que os maiores esforços sejam empreendidos para atingir os indivíduos do gênero feminino, com dependentes e baixos níveis de escolaridade e renda. Tal estudo justifica-se pela necessidade de desenvolvimento de um modelo que permita identificar o nível de alfabetização financeira dos brasileiros a partir de variáveis socioeconômicas e demográficas. Essa identificação pode ser útil, por exemplo, para auxiliar os diversos agentes econômicos na confecção de estratégias e produtos financeiros adequados ao perfil de seus clientes. Do ponto de vista governamental, pode permitir, por exemplo, identificar os grupos mais vulneráveis e, com isso, focar ações para melhoria do nível de alfabetização financeira desses grupos específicos.

1 March 2018 in Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance
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APAni Caroline Grigion Potrich
Ani Caroline Grigion Potrich
KVKelmara Mendes Vieira
Kelmara Mendes Vieira
GKGuilherme Kirch
Guilherme Kirch

21 May 2018 in Management Research Review
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APAni Caroline Grigion Potrich
Ani Caroline Grigion Potrich
KVKelmara Mendes Vieira
Kelmara Mendes Vieira
Purpose: Financial literacy has been recognized as a key competency. However, there are some gaps such as the relationship with other behavioral factors. Thus, this paper aims to develop a model that would be able to identify the integrate effect of financial literacy on the behavioral factors: materialism, compulsive buying and propensity to indebtedness. Design/methodology/approach: The study investigated 2,487 individuals in Brazil. For an analysis, the authors used confirmatory factorial analysis and structural equations modeling and six research hypotheses. Findings: The main findings showed that the impact of financial literacy on compulsive buying behavior was the greatest of the direct relationships proposed, as well as the total effects of financial literacy on behavioral aspects. Practical implications: The outcomes of this study are important for the development of public policies and to other interested agents, as financial literacy goes beyond the fact that it impacts on the individuals’ financial health only and also helps those who suffer from other psychosocial behaviors. Originality/value: This study is unique and innovative, to the extent that it measures the actual direct and indirect impact of financial literacy on other behavioral factors, which have been so far analyzed in separate. It concluded that financial literacy has much more significant impacts than other academic studies have shown, because under the academic point of view, the central focus up to now has been identifying only its impact on other behaviors.

1 June 2015 in Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance
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APAni Caroline Grigion Potrich
Ani Caroline Grigion Potrich
KVKelmara Mendes Vieira
Kelmara Mendes Vieira
DCDaniel Arruda Coronel
Daniel Arruda Coronel
RFReisoli Bender Filho
Reisoli Bender Filho

1 September 2014 in Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance
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SFSilvia Amélia Mendonça Flores
Silvia Amélia Mendonça Flores
KVKelmara Mendes Vieira
Kelmara Mendes Vieira