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Gender gaps in financial literacy: a multi-arm RCT to break the response bias in surveys by Nagore Iriberri

Behavioural, Experimental, and Development Economics Research Seminar Series, Autumn Term 2024

  • Wed 16 Oct 24

    11:00 - 12:00

  • Colchester Campus

    Economics Common Room 5B.307

  • Event speaker

    Nagore Iriberri

  • Event type

    Lectures, talks and seminars
    Behavioural, Experimental, and Development Economics Seminar Series

  • Event organiser

    Economics, Department of

Join us for this week's event in the Behavioural, Experimental and Development Economics Seminar Series, Autumn Term 2024

Join Nagore Iriberri, from the University of the Basque Country, as they present their research on Gender gaps in financial literacy: a multi-arm RCT to break the response bias in surveys.

Abstract

Gender gaps in financial literacy are pervasive and persistent. They are partly explained because women choose “I do not know” more frequently. We test for the effectiveness of three interventions to shift this behavior. The control survey includes the possibility of “I do not know”. The three treatments either exclude this possibility, offer incentives for correct answers, or inform survey takers of the existing gender gap in choosing this answer option. While all interventions are very effective in reducing this answer option, only the information significantly reduces the gender gap in “I do not know” and in financial literacy.      

This seminar will be held in the Economics Common Room on Wednesday 16 October, at 11.00am. This event is open to all levels of study and is also open to the public. To register your place, please contact the seminar organisers.

This event is part of the Behavioural, Experimental, and Development Economics Research Seminar Series.

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