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  • DIW Economic Bulletin 41 / 2017

    Financial Literacy Promotes Financial Inclusion in Both Poor and Rich Countries

    For social and economic reasons, national economies benefit from the inclusion of as many people as possible in financial services. In a cross country study, the present study shows that financial literacy for the general population promotes financial inclusion. This relationship goes beyond the effect of higher economic or financial development. And the effect of higher levels of financial literacy ...

    2017| Antonia Grohmann, Lukas Menkhoff
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    BCCP Conference and Policy Forum 2017: Welcome

    27.06.2017| Veranstaltungsrückblick
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    BCCP Conference and Policy Forum 2017: Policy Roundtable: Consumer and Competition Policy in Platform Markets

    The emergence of online platforms has decreased transaction costs considerably, increased price transparency and hence enabled consumers to more easily compare and purchase products and services. At the same time, platforms may achieve market power leading to undesirable market outcomes. Is existing consumer protection law appropriate to address concerns arising on online platforms? Are...

    27.06.2017| Veranstaltungsrückblick
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    BCCP Conference and Policy Forum 2017: Platform Competition: The Sharing Economy

    The sharing economy relies on online platforms to bring together providers and consumers of goods and services. How do platforms compete in these two-sided markets characterized by direct and indirect network effects? Which pricing strategies do these new online platforms adopt? How does rapid innovation ubiquitous in these markets affect competition between platforms? How do new digital...

    27.06.2017| Veranstaltungsrückblick
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    BCCP Conference and Policy Forum 2017: BCCP Distinguished Policy Fellow Award

    Gerd Billen, State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection, received the BCCP Distinguished Policy Fellow Award. The fellowship was awarded by  Gerhard Wagner, Professor of Law, Humboldt University Berlin.

    27.06.2017| Veranstaltungsrückblick
  • DIW Economic Bulletin 46/47 / 2016

    The Gender Gap in Financial Literacy: Income, Education, and Experience Offer Only Partial Explanations

    In most countries, women have a lower level of financial literacy than men on average. This report demonstrates that differences in income and education and less experience in financial matters only provide a partial explanation for the gender gap. Data from various countries show that cultural differences may also play a role. In order to close the gender gap in financial literacy, schools should ...

    2016| Antonia Grohmann
  • DIW Economic Bulletin 46/47 / 2016

    On Average, Women Know Less about Financial Matters than Men Do in Most Countries: Seven Questions for Antonia Grohmann

    2016
  • Diskussionspapiere 1682 / 2017

    Does Financial Literacy Improve Financial Inclusion? Cross Country Evidence

    While financial inclusion is typically addressed by improving the financial infrastructure we show that financial literacy, representing the demand-side of financial markets, also has a beneficial effect. We study this effect at the cross-country level, which allows to consider institutional variation. Regarding “access to finance”, financial infrastructure and financial literacy are mainly substitutes. ...

    2017| Antonia Grohmann, Theres Klühs, Lukas Menkhoff
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    BCCP Conference and Policy Forum 2017: Algorithms and Consumer Targeting

    Digital markets are characterized by consumer targeting and customization of products and services. Firms such as Amazon or Google use algorithms to increase their product quality, such as search results or the targeting of advertising. These algorithms rely on past consumer search and browsing behavior to learn and improve results in real-time. This session discusses the extent to which the use...

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    BCCP Conference and Policy Forum 2017: Concluding Remarks

    Concluding remarks held by Hannes Ullrich, research associate in the Firms and Market department, DIW Berlin.

    27.06.2017| Veranstaltungsrückblick
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