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Digital and Financial Skills in Shaping Financial Decisions: Exploring the Gender Gap

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  • Daniela Marconi

    (Bank of Italy, Directorate General for Financial Consumer Protection and Financial Education)

  • Marco Marinucci

    (Bank of Italy, Directorate General for Financial Consumer Protection and Financial Education)

  • Giovanna Paladino

    (Museo del Risparmio, Intesa Sanpaolo)

Abstract

Is the propensity to save and invest related to digital skills and financial knowledge? Do digital skills and financial knowledge affect people’s attitudes towards digital payments and digital financial services? Is there a gender gap? This paper addresses these issues by using a new dataset based on around 4000 individuals interviewed in two waves between 2019 and 2021. We find that digital and financial skills are fundamental to shaping financial behavior and attitudes, including those regarding digital financial services. However, there are qualifications to be made: digital skills complement financial ones in managing personal budgets, monitoring expenses, and saving money at the end of the month, as well as helping people realize the benefit of the diffusion of digital financial services. On the other hand, digital skills do not affect investment decisions. We also show that both digital and financial skills are positively associated with educational and income levels and are characterized by a significant gender gap.

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  • Daniela Marconi & Marco Marinucci & Giovanna Paladino, 2025. "Digital and Financial Skills in Shaping Financial Decisions: Exploring the Gender Gap," Italian Economic Journal: A Continuation of Rivista Italiana degli Economisti and Giornale degli Economisti, Springer;Società Italiana degli Economisti (Italian Economic Association), vol. 11(2), pages 571-605, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:italej:v:11:y:2025:i:2:d:10.1007_s40797-024-00298-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s40797-024-00298-y
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    Keywords

    Financial knowledge; Digital skills; Financial behavior; Digital payments; Digitalization; Financial inclusion;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D53 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - Financial Markets
    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • G53 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance - - - Financial Literacy
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance

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