Optimal Loan Interest Rate Contract Design

Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 127-156

  Edelstein, Robert ^a   Urošević, Branko ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Spain)

^c Center for Investments and Finance   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Adjustable interest rate loans; Credit availability; Credit rationing; Lending and borrowing under risk; Optimal loan contracts

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642459463     PISSN: 08955638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022974607819     Document Type: Conference Paper

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