Beyond knowledge: Confidence and the gender gap in financial literacy


Bucher-Koenen, Tabea ; Cziriak, Marius ; Alessie, Rob


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URL: https://www.zew.de/publikationen/beyond-knowledge-...
URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-688389
Document Type: Working paper
Year of publication: 2024
The title of a journal, publication series: ZEW Discussion Papers
Volume: 24-083
Place of publication: Mannheim
Publication language: English
Institution: Business School > Finanzmärkte (Bucher-Koenen 2019-)
MADOC publication series: Veröffentlichungen des ZEW (Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung) > ZEW Discussion Papers
Subject: 000 Generalities
Classification: JEL: G53 , C81 , D14 , D91,
Keywords (English): financial knowledge , gender gap , financial decision making , measurement error , survey methodology
Abstract: Women are less likely to correctly answer the “Big-3” financial literacy questions, and a substantial share of the gap reflects women’s lower confidence. In our experiment, women are more likely to choose “do not know” or refuse to answer financial literacy questions. If these options are not available, the gender gap decreases substantially. We build on the method proposed by Bucher-Koenen et al. (2021) and provide an easy-to-implement survey design applicable in cross-sectional studies that allows us to disentangle financial knowledge and confidence. We find that both financial knowledge and confidence are related to participation in the stock market.


Social SustainabilitySDG 4: Quality EducationSDG 5: Gender Equality


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