Gesellschaftliche Einstellungen zur Rolle von Männern und Frauen am Arbeitsmarkt, in der Familie, Bildung oder Politik unterliegen einem zeitlichen Wandel. Berechnungen auf der Grundlage von Daten des World Value Survey zeigen, dass das gesellschaftliche Rollenbild der Frau in den letzten...

In a meta-analysis of 126 impact evaluation studies, we find that financial education significantly impacts financial behavior and, to an even larger extent, financial literacy. These results also hold for the subsample of randomized experiments (RCTs). However, intervention impacts are highly...

We conduct a randomized field experiment to study the effects of two financial education interventions offered to small-scale retailers in rural western Uganda. The treatments contrast “active learning” with traditional “lecturing” within standardized lesson-plans. After six months,...

This paper examines heterogeneity in exchange rate expectations. Whereas agents' heterogeneity is key in modern exchange rate models, evidence on determinants of heterogeneity is weak so far. Our sample, covering expectations from about 300 forecasters over 15 years, shows remarkable time...