Journal article

Authors list: Bannier, Christina; Meyll, Tobias; Roeder, Florian; Walter, Andreas

Publication year: 2019

Pages: 129-134

Journal: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance

Volume number: 22

ISSN: 2214-6350

eISSN: 2214-6369

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbef.2019.02.008

Publisher: Elsevier

Abstract: 

Using nationally representative US data, we show that women possess weaker knowledge regarding the characteristics of Bitcoin compared to men. Investigating the determinants driving this gap, we find that socio-demographics and personality traits explain only a small share of the gap. Adding measures for actual and perceived financial literacy explains approximately 40 percent of the gender gap in Bitcoin literacy. Experience with digital technology, in contrast, does not have additional explanatory power. Our results indicate that closing gender gaps in financial literacy is important, but safeguarding financial wellbeing in increasingly digitalized financial systems becomes ever more complex.

Harvard Citation style: Bannier, C., Meyll, T., Roeder, F. and Walter, A. (2019) The gender gap in 'Bitcoin literacy', Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 22, pp. 129-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbef.2019.02.008

APA Citation style: Bannier, C., Meyll, T., Roeder, F., & Walter, A. (2019). The gender gap in 'Bitcoin literacy'. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance. 22, 129-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbef.2019.02.008