Question design and the gender gap in financial literacy

Alicia Lloro, Ellen A. Merry and Anna Tranfaglia
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Alicia Lloro: https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/alicia-lloro.htm
Ellen A. Merry: https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/ellen-a-merry.htm
Anna Tranfaglia: https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/anna-e-tranfaglia.htm

No 2024-01-02, FEDS Notes from Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

Abstract: Many surveys have measured people's financial literacy with a standard set of questions covering interest, inflation, and investment diversification. Results from these surveys have consistently shown that women are less likely than men to answer the financial literacy questions correctly – the so-called financial literacy gender gap.

Date: 2024-01-02
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DOI: 10.17016/2380-7172.3415

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