Restricting consumer credit access: Household survey evidence on effects around the Oregon rate cap

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 546-556

  Zinman, Jonathan ^a  

^a Dartmouth College ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Behavioral finance; Consumer finance; Household finance; Interest rate ceiling; Payday loan; Predatory lending; Psychology and economics; Subprime credit market; Usury

Indexed keywords

EID: 74149088475     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2009.08.024     Document Type: Article

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