Frauen haben in den meisten Ländern eine durchschnittlich schlechtere finanzielle Bildung als Männer. Dieser Bericht weist nach, dass Unterschiede im Einkommen und der Bildung sowie geringere Erfahrungen mit Finanzen diesen Gender Gap nur teilweise erklären. Zudem wird mittels Daten aus...

There are many concerns about financial competences of Millennials. Initial research on this generation suggests that it is less financially knowledgeable and exhibits less healthy financial behaviours compared to other generations. The goal of the article is to compare Millennials to...

Why do some people make better financial decisions than others do? The level of financial literacy plays an important role: Quality schooling that also deals with financial issues likewise leads to better financial decisions. However, many studies neglect how parenting also influences financial...

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how important it is to prepare one's own financial budget for the unexpected loss of income. In this dimension, the financial education of the society plays an invaluable role. It allows us to account for events that may adversely affect personal finances in our...

This study aims to determine the role of financial literacy in households' borrowing intentions during the coronavirus pandemic. Employing a survey of 1,300 Polish citizens conducted during the COVID-19 crisis and an instrumental variable analysis, we found that financial literacy significantly...

This paper investigates the moderating effect of confidence on the gender gap in financial literacy based on a nationwide survey of German high school students. Two measures of confidence are applied while controlling for cognitive abilities and several independent variables. This study shows...

Given the high and rising household debt in Malaysia, the objective of this paper is to ascertain the characteristics of a financially vulnerable individual. Financial vulnerability is measured based on two indicators: the debt-to-income ratio and the level of emergency savings for income shock....

Finanzkompetenzen haben für die gesellschaftliche Teilhabe eine hohe Bedeutung. Dieser Beitrag führt eine empirische Evaluation der Determinanten der Finanzkompetenz von Studierenden an einer deutschen Hochschule durch. Ein weiteres Ziel ist auch die Identifizierung der geschlechtsspezifischen...

Die Fähigkeit und das Wissen, Finanzplanungen vorzunehmen und eigene Finanzen zu managen, sogenannte Finance Literacy, haben enorm an Bedeutung zur gesellschaftlichen Teilhabe gewonnen. In diesem Beitrag wird eine empirische Evaluation der Finance Literacy von Studierenden durchgeführt. Der...