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Financial Literacy and Retirement Planning in GermanyTabea Bucher-KoenenMunich Center for the Economics of Aging; Max Planck Society for the Advancement of the Sciences - Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy Annamaria LusardiDartmouth College - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) January 31, 2011 Netspar Discussion Paper No. 01/2011-020 Abstract: We examine financial literacy in Germany using data from the SAVE survey. We find that knowledge of basic financial concepts is lacking among women, the less educated, and those living in East Germany. In particular, those with low education and low income in East Germany have little financial literacy compared to their West German counterparts. Interestingly, there is no gender disparity in financial knowledge in the East. In order to investigate the nexus of causality between financial literacy and retirement planning we develop an IV strategy by making use of regional variation in the financial knowledge of peers. We find a positive impact of financial knowledge on retirement planning.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 27 Keywords: financial sophistication, retirement planning, life-cycle savings, financial education, East Germany JEL Classification: D91 working papers seriesDate posted: April 18, 2011Suggested CitationContact Information
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