Tuesday 1 July 2025
12pm – 1.30pm
Lecture room 2, Gateway Building
Presenter:
Dr Steve Agnew, University of Canterbury Business School, New Zealand.
The topic for this research talk is, ‘Formal financial education has its limits: if we want adolescents to be better with money, we need to start at home‘.
Dr Agnew will share findings from the Financial Capability in the South Pacific project, funded by The Pacific Fund and the Pacific Islands Universities Research Network (PIURN). The presentation will:
- analyse predictors of adolescent financial confidence
- consider social and cognitive predictors of financial knowledge
- make comparisons between the contrasting contexts of New Zealand and the Cook Island
- discuss an initiative aimed at enhancing positive financial socialisation of adolescents in the home.
All welcome.
Lunch will be served. To register your attendance, please respond to the invitation that has been circulated, noting any dietary requirements.