This study explores financial literacy (FL) and its influence on market participation among rural residents in China. Using the 2017 China Household Finance Survey, we find that rural residents have low FL and answer only 33% of basic and 20.8% of advanced questions on average. The findings...

After the financial crisis in 2008, the world becamemore aware of the importance of the systemic risk. Within China's financial system, commercial banks have a dominant position. Therefore, the study of systemic risk of the banking industry in China has an important and real meaning. The present...