Financial literacy

This research analyzes how individuals acquire financial literacy and how financial knowledge, preferences, and learning environments influence economic decision-making and financial well-being.

Preferences, financial literacy, and economic development. Journal of Pension Economics & Finance, 25(2026)1: 72-92. By Nuria Rodríguez-Planas and Maddalena Davoli.

Public Attitudes towards Mothers’ Part-Time Work: a Survey Experiment on Costs of Reduced Working Hours. Swiss Leading House "Economics of Education" Working Paper No. 257, 2026. By Maddalena Davoli and Uschi Backes-Gellner.

Multiple Pathways to Financial Literacy: Evidence on the Impact of Practical Applications of Financial Tasks and Analytical Learning. Swiss Leading House "Economics of Education" Working Paper No. 240, 2025. By Laura Brunner, Maddalena Davoli and Uschi Backes-Gellner.

Unpacking Financial Literacy in Switzerland: Demographic Heterogeneity, Self-Perception Gaps, and Financial Fragility.Swiss Leading House "Economics of Education" Working Paper No. 220, 2024. By Maddalena Davoli and Uschi Backes-Gellner.

A, B, or C? Question Format and the Gender Gap in Financial Literacy. Swiss Leading House "Economics of Education" Working Paper No. 206, 2023. By Maddalena Davoli.

Learning for a bonus: How financial incentives interact with preferences. Journal of Public Economics, 118(2014): 52-61. By Uschi Backes-Gellner and Yvonne Oswald.
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