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dc.contributor.authorLusardi, Annamariaen
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, Olivia S.en
dc.date.accessioned2008-03-12-
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-24T13:48:37Z-
dc.date.available2009-07-24T13:48:37Z-
dc.date.issued2008-
dc.identifier.piurn:nbn:de:hebis:30-52384en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/25538-
dc.description.abstractMany older US households have done little or no planning for retirement, and there is a substantial population that seems to undersave for retirement. Of particular concern is the relative position of older women, who are more vulnerable to old-age poverty due to their longer longevity. This paper uses data from a special module we devised on planning and financial literacy in the 2004 Health and Retirement Study. It shows that women display much lower levels of financial literacy than the older population as a whole. In addition, women who are less financially literate are also less likely to plan for retirement and be successful planners. These findings have important implications for policy and for programs aimed at fostering financial security at older ages.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aGoethe University Frankfurt, Center for Financial Studies (CFS) |cFrankfurt a. M.en
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aCFS Working Paper |x2008/03en
dc.subject.jelD91en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordAgingen
dc.subject.keywordFinancial Literacyen
dc.subject.keywordGender Issuesen
dc.subject.stwAlterssicherungen
dc.subject.stwSparenen
dc.subject.stwKapitalanlageen
dc.subject.stwWissenen
dc.subject.stwFrauenen
dc.subject.stwArmuten
dc.subject.stwUSAen
dc.titlePlanning and financial literacy: How do women fare?-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn559761694en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:cfswop:200803en

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