Gender, Financial Literacy and Pension Savings*
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The relationship between the gender gap in financial literacy and pension savings is examined this paper. In Australia, individuals have considerable discretion with respect to how their are managed. We argue that should a positive impact on profitability of these decisions. Analysis based micro‐data from Household, Income Labour Dynamics Australia (HILDA) Survey suggests sizable share can be attributed literacy. Therefore, policies aimed at improving women help improve living standards retirement.
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عنوان ژورنال: Economic Record
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1475-4932', '0013-0249']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-4932.12708