Time price differentials in the rent-to-own industry: Implications for empowering vulnerable consumers

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 119-124

  Kolodinsky, Jane ^a   Murphy, Meaghan ^a   Baehr, Amos ^a   Lesser, Seth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b Locks Law Firm   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative financial; Rent to own; Un banked; Vulnerable consumers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951215478     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2004.00422.x     Document Type: Article

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