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Determinants of financial literacy among German students : an empirical analysis
Riebe, Katharina - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 89 (2020) 4, pp. 39-53
Auswirkungen auf die Finanzkompetenz. Studierende der Wirtschaftswissenschaften beantworten die "Big Three"-Fragen mit höherer … determinants of financial literacy among students at a German university. An additional goal is the identification of gender … results suggest a rather low level of financial literacy among female students. Additional factors such as a very good …
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Households' financial fragility during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
Cziriak, Marius - 2022
I examine the financial fragility of German households during the second wave of COVID-19 infections in the winter of 2020/21 by analyzing the households’ ability to come up with EUR 2,000 within one month. About one in three households reports being unable to cover an unexpected expense of...
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The interplay of skills, digital financial literacy, capability, and autonomy in financial decision making and well-being
Kumar, Parul; Pillai, Rekha; Kumar, Neha; Tabash, Mosab I. - In: Borsa Istanbul Review 23 (2023) 1, pp. 169-183
Covid-19 and the unprecedented surge in financial technology contributed to unexpected financial challenges, affecting the relevance of financial decision making and perceived financial well-being. This paper examines the mediating effects of digital financial literacy, financial autonomy,...
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Using the U.S. test of financial literacy in Germany : adaptation and validation
Förster, Manuel; Happ, Roland; Molerov, Dimitar - In: The journal of economic education 48 (2017) 2, pp. 123-135
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Financial Literacy and Private Old-Age Provision in Germany – Evidence from SAVE 2008
Bucher-Koenen, Tabea - 2010
The German population has good financial knowledge measured on the basis of three financial literacy questions. Around …-age acquire financial knowledge to improve their investment decisions. Interestingly, the possession of a state subsidised Riester … knowledge to save for old-age. Nevertheless, individuals in the lowest income quintile still have very low levels of private …
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Financial literacy of high school students : evidence from Germany
Erner, Carsten; Goedde-Menke, Michael; Oberste, Michael - In: The journal of economic education 47 (2016) 2, pp. 95-105
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Financial education measures are effective : Germany should develop a national strategy for financial education
Kaiser, Tim; Menkhoff, Lukas - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 11 (2021) 38, pp. 287-294
The OECD recommends its member countries implement national strategies for financial education. Many other countries, such as China and India, also have such strategies, whereas Germany does not. The strongest reason for rejecting such a strategy is the supposition that financial education...
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Personality traits and investment styles
Hens, Thorsten; Ding-Hirschfeld, Mei - 2022
We show that preferred investment styles can be determined by the big five personality traits. Using this result, we build a tool that recommends investment styles. The resulting recommendations are significantly higher rated than random recommendations.We collected detailed personality traits...
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Why Do Investors Pay Higher Fees for Sustainable Investments? An Experiment in Five European Countries
Engler, Daniel; Gutsche, Gunnar; Smeets, Paul - 2023
What drives investors’ sensitivity to sustainable investment fees? We conduct a large-scale online experiment with samples of individual investors in five European countries. We explore two main channels for investors' sensitivities to fees. First, investors might be willing to pay higher fees...
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Financial literacy, stock market participation, and financial well-being in Germany
Bucher-Koenen, Tabea; Janssen, Bennet; Knebel, Caroline; … - 2023
We examine financial literacy in Germany and its relevance for financial well-being. Using data from the Panel on Household Finances collected in 2021, we show that about 62% of German households answer the Big Three financial literacy questions correctly. Those with lower education, who are out...
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