A model of peer-to-peer (P2P) social lending in the presence of identification bias

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Riggins, Frederick J ^a   Weber, David M ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical model; Decision making rights; Identification bias; Microfinance; Peer to peer (P2P) networks; Poverty reduction

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS; FINANCIAL SERVICE; MICROFINANCE; PEER TO PEER; PEER TO PEER (P2P) NETWORK; POVERTY REDUCTION;

ANALYTICAL MODELS; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; FINANCE; MODELS;

PEER TO PEER NETWORKS;

EID: 84867731273     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/2378104.2378127     Document Type: Conference Paper

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