F. Alfonso Arellano|Noelia Cámara|David Tuesta
Explaining the Gender Gap in Financial Literacy: The Role of Non?Cognitive Skills
Universidad Complutense de Madrid|CAF – Development Bank of Latin America
economic literature identifies gender gap financial literacy paper tests extent gender gap due misspecification problem whether exists boys girls indeed differing ways acquiring financial literacy estimates show gender gap decreases 20 per cent model includes effect noncognitive skills 15yearold students spain however differences boys girls financial literacy remain statistically significant