HOW EFFECTIVE IS BOARD GAMIFICATION, USING NUDGING PRINCIPLES, IN PROMOTING FINANCIAL LITERACY AMONG CHILDREN?

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  • HAIDER NAFEES AHMED Student at Kaizen High & Junior School, Lahore, Pakistan Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61506/01.00003

Keywords:

board gamification, nudging principles, financial literacy

Abstract

This paper discusses the efficacy of a gamified approach to promoting financial literacy and sound financial decision-making in children between the ages of twelve and eighteen. The study employs a specifically designed board game targeted to a Pakistani audience focusing on key principles in investing, ownership, and financial resource allocation. Trial runs were organized at a local school in a community with relatively fair representation across economic strata, and the results obtained show a marked increase in financial intuition in children in higher age brackets, with uptake decreasing roughly proportional to a decrease in age. Considerations for the level of complexity and quantifiable analysis of the results obtained have been discussed below.

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2023-08-31

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AHMED, H. N. . (2023). HOW EFFECTIVE IS BOARD GAMIFICATION, USING NUDGING PRINCIPLES, IN PROMOTING FINANCIAL LITERACY AMONG CHILDREN?. Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE), 12(2), 302-307. https://doi.org/10.61506/01.00003