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Melanie Lührmann
Researcher at Royal Holloway, University of London
Publications - 39
Citations - 767
Melanie Lührmann is an academic researcher from Royal Holloway, University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Consumption (economics) & Financial literacy. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 39 publications receiving 695 citations. Previous affiliations of Melanie Lührmann include University of London & University of Mannheim.
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Consumer Expenditures and Home Production at Retirement - New Evidence from Germany
TL;DR: This paper investigated consumer expenditures of German households pre- and post-retirement and found a significant drop of about 17% of pre-retire expenses at retirement which coincides with an increase in time spent on home production.
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Teaching teenagers in finance: does it work?
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the impact of a short financial education program on teenagers in German high schools and found that the training program significantly increased teenagers' interest in financial matters and their financial knowledge, especially their ability to properly assess the riskiness of assets.
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On the determinants of net international portfolio flows: A global perspective
TL;DR: In this article, a panel covering a large number of countries from 1970 to 2003, showed that population ageing, institutions, money and deviations from the Uncovered Interest Parity (UIP) influence developments in net capital flows.
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On the determinants of external imbalances and net international portfolio flows: a global perspective
TL;DR: In this article, a panel covering a large number of countries from 1970 to 2003, showed that net portfolio flows play an important role in correcting external imbalances, since they are driven by common determinants represented by countries' demographic profiles, the quality of institutions, monetary aggregates and initial net financial asset positions.
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Gender differences and stereotypes in financial literacy: Off to an early start
TL;DR: The determinants of the gender gap in financial literacy, an important correlate of financial wealth, are largely unknown as mentioned in this paper, but they confirm the existence of the gap already among teenagers and report an association with gender stereotypes related to household finance.