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- Title
Understanding the gender gap in financial literacy: The role of culture.
- Authors
Preston, Alison; Qiu, Lili; Wright, Robert E.
- Abstract
Using data from the 2015 China Household Financial Survey (CHFS) this paper examines the effect of culture on the gender gap in financial literacy. We exploit geographical differences in culture in China, comparing outcomes between rural and urban areas and between areas in the east and west (Shanghai and Chongqing). Using the Blinder‐Oaxaca decomposition we show that, nationally, the gender gap in financial literacy is entirely the product of differences in the way men and women acquire financial literacy. It is a result consistent with cultural effects. When considering just women in Shanghai and Chongqing we observe a raw financial literacy differential of 13% (favoring Shanghai). This gap is also the product of differences in the way financial literacy is acquired. It provides additional evidence as to the importance of culture when it comes to understanding financial literacy.
- Subjects
SHANGHAI (China); CHONGQING (China); CHINA; FINANCIAL literacy; GENDER inequality; LITERACY; CITIES &; towns; CULTURE; HOUSEHOLD surveys
- Publication
Journal of Consumer Affairs, 2024, Vol 58, Issue 1, p146
- ISSN
0022-0078
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/joca.12517