Financial Literacy of Young People in the AI Era: Evidence from Rural Areas of the Veliko Tarnovo Region, Bulgaria
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2026-0207 | Journal eISSN: 2558-9652
Language: English
Page range: 2727 - 2742
Published on: Jul 23, 2026
Published by: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
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