Planning and Financial Literacy: How Do Women Fare?

By Anna Lusardi, Olivia S. Mitchell. 2008

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Subfields: Accounting, Demography, Finance

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Going green: does it depend on education, gender or income? (2014, background): “Lusardi and Mitchell (2008) also find that gender-related differences can be seen with respect to financial literacy.”
The significance of financial self-efficacy in explaining women’s personal finance behaviour (2016, positive): “…– are more likely than men to experience financial disadvantage (Charness & Gneezy, 2012; Dwyer, Gilkeson, & List, 2002; Hackett & Betz, 1981; Hira, 2010; Hira & Loibl, 2008; Lusardi & Mitchell, 2008; Mottola, 2013; Powell & Ansic, 1997; Webster, Ellis, & Bryan, 2004; Wong & Carducci, 1991).”
How Ordinary Consumers Make Complex Economic Decisions: Financial Literacy and Retirement Readiness (2009, background): “Most importantly, there is evidence that the least ¯- nancially literate are the least likely to save for retirement (Lusardi and Mitchell, 2007, 2008, 2011).”
Financial Sophistication in the Older Population (2012, positive): “Moreover, financial illiteracy is particularly acute among particular subgroups including women, minorities, and those with low income and education (Lusardi and Mitchell, 2007, 2008).”
Financial literacy and over-indebtedness in low-income households (2016, background): “Recent research has tended to use three core questions to measure financial literacy (Lusardi and Mitchell 2008, 2011a, b).”
The role and relevance of domain knowledge, perceptions of planning importance, and risk tolerance in predicting savings intentions (2010, background): “Focusing on gender issues, Lusardi and Mitchell (2008) also find that older women display much lower levels of financial literacy than the older population as a whole.”
Assessing financial literacy in 12 countries: an OECD/INFE international pilot exercise* (2011, positive): “…very useful to INFEmembers and researchers who are interested in the lower levels of financial literacy among women, as demonstrated in a number of studies (see, e.g., Lusardi and Mitchell, 2008) and documented in many of the papers in this special issue of Journal of Pension Economics and Finance.”
Financial Literacy, Portfolio Choice and Financial Well-Being (2016, background): “According to Lusardi and Mitchell (2008) gender differences are found in long-term financial planning.”