Many of the articles published in academic journals relating to financial literacy were published by professors at Youngstown State University. Dr. Ronald P. Volpe, Professor of Finance, Williamson College of Business Administration, has partnered with various other faculty & professionals to publish research findings in the area of financial literacy. Following is a list of links to some of their work:
Mortgage Meltdown Reveals Importance of Financial Literacy Education*
Ronald P. Volpe, Ph.D., CFP, Professor of Finance, Youngstown State University
Kathleen Mumaw, CMA, MBA, Asst. Professor of Accounting & Finance, YSU
Journal of Personal Finance, Vol. 9 (2010), 61-77
National Attention to Financial Illiteracy Creates Wealth of Educator Resources*
Ronald P. Volpe, Ph.D., CFP, Professor of Finance, Youngstown State University
Kathleen Mumaw, CMA, MBA, Asst. Professor of Accounting & Finance, YSU
The Ohio Business Technology Educator, Volume LXVIII (2010), 23-47
Financial Illiteracy and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis*
Ronald P. Volpe, Ph.D., CFP, Professor of Finance, Youngstown State University
Kathleen Mumaw, CMA, MBA, Asst. Professor of Accounting & Finance, YSU
Journal of Business and Accounting, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Fall 2009), 17-31
A Survey of Board Financial Literacy*
Ronald P. Volpe, Ph.D., CFP, Professor of Finance, Youngstown State University
Peter Woodlock, Professor of Accounting & Finance, Youngstown State University
Corporate Finance Review, Vol. 12, No. 5 (March/April 2008), 16-21
An Analysis of the Importance of Personal Finance Topics and the Level of Knowledge Possessed by Working Adults*
Ronald P. Volpe, Ph.D., CFP, Professor of Finance, Youngstown State University
Haiyang Chen, Director Financial Learning Center, Cotsakos College of Business
Sheen Liu, Dept. of Accounting & Finance, Youngstown State University
Financial Services Review 15 (2006), 81-98
Financial Literacy, Education, and Services in the Workplace*
Haiyang Chen, Director Financial Learning Center, Cotsakos College of Business
Ronald P. Volpe, Ph.D., CFP, Professor of Finance, Youngstown State University
B>Quest (Business Quest): Journal of Applied Topics in Business & Economics (2005)
Gender Differences in Personal Financial Literacy Among College Students*
Haiyang Chen, Director Financial Learning Center, Cotsakos College of Business
Ronald P. Volpe, Ph.D., CFP, Professor of Finance, Youngstown State University
Financial Services Review 11 (2002), 289-307
A Survey of Investment Literacy Among Online Investors*
Ronald P. Volpe, Ph.D., CFP, Professor of Finance, Youngstown State University
Joseph E. Kotel, Staff Accountant, Falcon Transport, Youngstown, Ohio
Haiyang Chen, Professor Finance, Cotsakos College of Business
Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education, 2002
Personal Financial Literacy: The Missing Dimension in Business Education*
Ronald P. Volpe, Ph.D., CFP, Professor of Finance, Youngstown State University
Haiyang Chen, Professor of Finance, Youngstown State University
Joseph J. Pavlicko, M.B.A., Unites States International University in San Diego
The Ohio Business Teacher, Volume LVIII, October 1999
An Analysis of Personal Financial Literacy Among College Students*
Haiyang Chen, Professor of Finance, Youngstown State University
Ronald P. Volpe, Ph.D., CFP, Professor of Finance, Youngstown State University
Financial Services Review 7(2): 107-128, 1998
Personal Investment Literacy Among College Students: A Survey*
Ronald P. Volpe, Ph.D., CFP, Professor of Finance, Youngstown State University
Haiyang Chen, Professor of Finance, Youngstown State University
Joseph J. Pavlicko, Business Analyst for Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania
Financial Practice and Education, Fall/Winter 1996, 86-94
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Use the databases listed below to search for business articles and other types of business information. Many articles may be found full-text, while others may only be indexed. If you are unable to locate the full text of an article, check Maag Journal Finder to view print & electronic holdings for the journal. If MJF does not lead you to the full text, use the Request Forms to order the article electronically. InterLibrary Loan can locate most articles and will email you with a PDF attachment. This process takes approximately one week.
Click on the database titles below. When off campus, you will be required to authenticate with your last name and YSU ID# (“Y” number found on your YSU ID).
For complete list of available databases, see A-Z Research Databases.
BUSINESS SOURCE COMPLETE (EBSCO)
Scholarly business database providing full text journals in all disciplines of business. Additional content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.
BUSINESS ABSTRACTS WITH FULL TEXT (EBSCO)
Business magazines and scholarly journals. Full text articles from more than 510 key publications dating back to 1995 and access to product evaluations, interviews, biographical sketches, corporate profiles, obituaries, surveys, statistical rankings, book reviews and reports from associations, societies, trade shows, conferences and more.
BUSINESS (Gale OneFile)
Provides full-text coverage of all business disciplines including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and strategy, as well as business theory and practice. Users will understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through nearly 4,000 leading business and trade publications, updated daily. Complementing these titles is a selection of international, U.S., and regional news publications.
ECONLIT (EBSCO)
EconLit, the American Economic Association’s database, is the world’s foremost source of references to economic literature. Contains more than 785,000 records from 1969-present and covers virtually every area related to economics.
ECONOMICS & THEORY (Gale OneFile)
Offers instant access to full-text academic journals and magazines--with a strong emphasis on titles covered in the EconLit bibliographic index. It includes more than 1,800 titles. Content is useful for starting a business, marketing a product, developing policy, analyzing trends, constructing economic models, investing for the future, researching rates, and more.
ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES SOURCE (EBSCO)
Topics relevant to entrepreneurship and small business. Full text for more than 125 key periodicals, 135 reference books, case studies, thousands of company profiles and over 600 videos with transcripts and related articles from the Harvard Faculty Series and Vator.TV. Subjects covered include business planning, communications, innovations, management, marketing, organizational behavior, product development, raising capital, risk taking, and more.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP (Gale OneFile)
Provides insights, tips, strategies, and success stories. Users find more than 500 subject-appropriate, active, full-text periodicals, including: Beverage Industry, Black Enterprise, Economist, Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, HR Magazine, Real Estate Weekly, Restaurant Business, Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, and more.
ACADEMIC ONEFILE (Gale)
The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles for academic libraries from the world's leading journals, this comprehensive resource covers the physical and social sciences, technology, medicine, engineering, the arts, literature, and many other subjects. With millions of articles in both PDF and HTML full-text format and simultaneous, unlimited usage, researchers are able to find accurate, timely information quickly.
ACADEMIC SEARCH COMPLETE (EBSCO)
Comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. Also offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
ELECTRONIC JOURNAL CENTER (OHIOLINK)
Includes the full text of more than 7000 online research journals covering many subject areas. Most electronic indexes available to the Ohio academic community link from article citations to the full text in the EJC.
GALE POWER SEARCH
Collection of authoritative periodicals,scholarly journals, newspapers, and reference content. PowerSearch 2.0 simplifies browsing through Gale's more than 20,000 publications, providing the ability to search across more than 150 million documents. Key features provide more customization options for the user, allowing them to create their own custom profile.
GENERAL ONEFILE (Gale)
Gale's largest general-interest database, with more than 8,000 titles--many full text without embargo. Includes reference, newspaper, and audio content that complements the resource's collection of magazines and journals.
JSTOR
High-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. The journals archived in JSTOR span many disciplines.
JSTOR is not a current issues database. Due to the archival mission, there may be a gap (1-5 years) between the most recent journal issue and back issues available.
NEWS (Gale OneFile)
This innovative full-text newspaper resource allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, author, newspaper section, or other fields. Provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. Includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts.
MASTERFILE PREMIER (EBSCO)
Full text for over 1,900 general reference, business, consumer health, general science, and multi-cultural periodicals. Also offers indexing and abstracts for over 2,510 periodicals. Contains full text for reference & travel books; biographies; primary source documents; an image college of photos, maps, and flags.
NBER WORKING PAPERS
Full subscription to National Bureau of Economic Research working papers.
NEWSPAPER SOURCE (EBSCO)
Full text for 185 national (U.S.) and international newspapers, including Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Times (London), Toronto Star, etc. Selective full text for 392 regional (U.S.) newspapers. Full-text television & radio news transcripts from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, etc.
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS (Gale in Context)
Useful database for writing a critical essay, researching a report or term paper, or preparing for a debate. Contains a variety of reference materials, commentaries and viewpoints, periodical and news articles, primary sources, statistics and multimedia.
REGIONAL BUSINESS NEWS (Last 30 Days) (EBSCO)
Full text newswires that incorporate news information from all over the world. Covers business, political, economic and other diverse, international news events. Contains only the most recent 30 days of information from each wire source.
TOPICSEARCH (EBSCO)
Current events database exploring social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics. Contains full text articles from magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, biographies, book reviews, public opinion polls, EBSCO’s Current Issues database, and government information.