Consumer over-indebtedness in the EU: Measurement and characteristics

Journal of Economic Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 136-156

  Betti, Gianni ^a   Dourmashkin, Neil ^b   Rossi, Mariacristina ^c   Yin, Ya Ping ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Acacia Consulting Luxembourg   (Luxembourg)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumers; Debt; European union

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249027361     PISSN: 01443585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443580710745371     Document Type: Article

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