The racial/ethnic gap in financial literacy in the population and by income.

We investigate the determinants of the racial/ethnic gap in financial literacy in the general population and within income classes, with a focus on childhood family circumstances and neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics. Our model explains 48% and 57% of the observed gap for Blacks and Hispani...

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Publicado en:Contemporary Economic Policy Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 524 - 537
Autores principales: Angrisani, Marco, Barrera, Sergio, Blanco, Luisa R., Contreras, Salvador
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jul2021
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          Angrisani, Marco
          Barrera, Sergio
          Blanco, Luisa R.
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          Center for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles California, 90089,, USA
          Department of Economics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Minnesota, 55414,, USA
          Public Policy and Economics, Pepperdine University, Malibu California, 90265,, USA
          Department of Economics, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg Texas, 78539,, USA
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        Literacy
        Individual differences
        Neighborhoods
        Financial literacy
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          Literacy
          Individual differences
          Neighborhoods
          Financial literacy
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        financial knowledge
        racial/ethnic disparities
        financial knowledge
        racial/ethnic disparities
      ab: We investigate the determinants of the racial/ethnic gap in financial literacy in the general population and within income classes, with a focus on childhood family circumstances and neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics. Our model explains 48% and 57% of the observed gap for Blacks and Hispanics, respectively. For both groups, differences in individual characteristics and neighborhood socioeconomic status contribute the most to the explained gap. The White–Minority gap narrows when moving from low‐ to high‐income classes, but the ability of the model to explain it decreases monotonically. Identifying which additional barriers put minorities at a disadvantage is key to improve financial literacy.
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