Using bounds to investigate household debt repayment behaviour |
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Authors: | Charles Grant Mario Padula |
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Affiliation: | 1. Brunel University, UK;2. University Ca'' Foscari of Venice, CSEF and CEPR, Italy |
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Abstract: | Understanding the factors that influence arrears is crucial if policy makers wish to alleviate the problems caused by debt. But conventional estimates of repayment behaviour impose implausible assumptions about lender behaviour. However, an upper and lower bound for the effect of the determinants of repayment behaviour can be estimated. Reasonable assumptions about the behaviour of economics agents narrow these bands. We use administrative data from a leading Italian lender to the household sector to demonstrate the methodology, and we show that conventional estimates under-estimate the true default probability. |
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Keywords: | Consumer credit Default Manski bounds |
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