Is financial anxiety gendered? A cross-sectional analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Kadzima, Marvelous
Machokoto, Michael
Matemane, Matwale Reon

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Elsevier

Abstract

Using data from 96,169 individuals across 114 countries, we find that women experience higher financial anxiety than men, especially in less-developed countries and civil-law nations, emphasizing the need for targeted policies to reduce gendered financial inequality.

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Financial anxiety, Gender, Retirement, Medical costs, Education bills, SDG-01: No poverty, SDG-05: Gender equality

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG-01:No poverty
SDG-05:Gender equality

Citation

Kadzima, M., Machokoto, M & Matemane, R. 2025, 'Is financial anxiety gendered? A cross-sectional analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic', Economics Letters, vol. 248, art. 112237, pp. 1-5, doi : 10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112237.