Is financial anxiety gendered? A cross-sectional analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic

Marvelous Kadzima, Michael Machokoto and Reon Matemane

Economics Letters, 2025, vol. 248, issue C

Abstract: Using data from 96,169 individuals across 114 countries, we find that women experience higher financial anxiety than men, especially in less-developed countries and civil-law nations, emphasizing the need for targeted policies to reduce gendered financial inequality.

Keywords: Financial anxiety; Gender; Retirement; Medical costs; Education bills (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D1 D6 J1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112237

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