This paper provides the first evidence on gender differences in investment financing, credit application and credit … probability that they apply for credit is on average lower. Yet, this gender difference in the probability of credit application … is only evident when considering firms with negative or neutral sales expectations. There is no significant gender …

This paper analyzes gender differences in the investment activity of German small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs …

) for individuals' wealth accumulation. Using survey data from the German SAVE initiative, we find strong gender- and …

in Germany. To explain the gender gap, a structural microeconometric model of the transition rates is estimated, which …-employment and dependent employment are estimated separately by gender, accounting for non-random selection into the employment … states. The gender differential in the transition rates is decomposed using a novel extension of the Blinder-Oaxaca technique …

gender. Financial education can help people do a better job of managing financial market risk in their pension portfolios …

country's gender equality regime. Our empirical analysis involves household data on financial asset holdings as well as on … with the greatest degree of gender inequality according to the 2009 Global Gender Gap Report. Two stages of building a …, gender is found to have no effect in Austria, the Netherlands and Spain but does have an impact in Italy. However, even for …

country's gender equality regime. Our empirical analysis involves household data on financial asset holdings as well as on … with the greatest degree of gender inequality according to the 2009 Global Gender Gap Report. Two stages of building a …, gender is found to have no effect in Austria, the Netherlands and Spain but does have an impact in Italy. However, even for …

explore the link between the gender gap in stock market participation and financial literacy. Using survey data on a random … the gender gap in stock market participation. We also find that women report being less risk taking than men. This gender …

gender-identity stereotypes have become less stark over the last decades …