Book/Printed Material Planning and financial literacy how do women fare?

Title

• Planning and financial literacy how do women fare?

Summary

• "Many 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"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

Names

• Lusardi, Annamaria
• Mitchell, Olivia S.
• National Bureau of Economic Research

Created / Published

• Cambridge, MA : National Bureau of Economic Research, c2008.

Notes

• -  Title from PDF file as viewed on 6/12/2008.
• -  Includes bibliographical references.
• -  Also available in print.
• -  Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• -  System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Call Number/Physical Location

• HB1

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2008610511
• http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13750 External

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2008610511

Access Advisory

• Unrestricted online access

Online Format

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• pdf

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2008610511

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