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An Empirical Study on the Determinants of Insurance Literacy among Korean College Students

By: Minyoung Cho and  Hongjoo Jung  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/irfc-2025-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2508-464X | Journal ISSN: 2508-3155
Language: English
Page range: 65 - 76
Submitted on: Oct 28, 2025
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Accepted on: Dec 15, 2025
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Published on: Dec 31, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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