Fuhrmann, Bettina, Silgoner, Maria. 2017. Gender Differences in Financial Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior. Jahrestagung 2017 des Vereins für Socialpolitik "Alternative Geld- und Finanzarchitekturen" Wien, Österreich, 03.09.-06.09.

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@MISC{Fuhrmann2017,
title = {Gender Differences in Financial Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior},
author = {Bettina Fuhrmann and Maria Silgoner},
year = {2017},
address = {Wien},
language = {EN},
misc = {Jahrestagung 2017 des Vereins für Socialpolitik "Alternative Geld- und Finanzarchitekturen"},
abstract = {Studies have repeatedly shown that women answer less financial knowledge questions correctly than men. Hence, they are often identified to be a financially ‘vulnerable’ group who needs more attention in financial education. This paper explores if this holds true for the Austrian population. A survey among 2,000 respondents reveals that Austrian men outperform women in terms of knowledge, even if we control for different socio-demographic characteristics and response behavior. However, according to their self-assessment women seem to be less prone to spending money instead of saving it, are more risk averse and watch their financial status more closely. A regression analysis reveals that while knowledge, attitudes and behavior are relevant for explaining financial well-being, gender clearly is not.},
}