The economics of consumer credit / Giuseppe Bertola, Richard Disney, and Charles Grant, editors.

Other author Bertola, Giuseppe.
Other author Disney, Richard.
Other author Grant, Charles (Charles Benedict)
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2006.
Descriptionvi, 378 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Consumer credit.

Contents The economics of consumer credit demand and supply / Giuseppe Bertola, Richard Disney, Charles Grant -- Consumer credit markets in the United States and Europe / Nicola Jentzsch, Amparo San José Riestra -- Household debt demand and supply: a cross-country comparison / Jonathan N. Crook -- Regulation, formal and informal enforcement, and the development of the household loan market: lessons from Italy / Luca Casolaro, Leonardo Gambacorta, Luigi Guiso -- Housing wealth and the accumulation of financial debt: evidence from U.K. households / Sarah Bridges, Richard Disney, Andrew Henley -- Credit cards: facts and theories / Carol C. Bertaut, Michael Haliassos -- Bankruptcy and consumer behavior: theory and U.S. evidence / Michelle J. White -- The evolution of the credit counseling industry in the United States / Michael Staten -- Development and regulation of consumer credit reporting in the United States / Robert M. Hunt -- The role and effects of credit information sharing / Tullio Jappelli, Marco Pagano.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005058407
ISBN0262026015 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780262026017