Credit purchases of consumer goods are commonly made upon terms governed by an agreement between the lender and the …

Which households use consumer credit? This paper addresses the question using harmonized data from Eurostat�s EU …-SILC survey for nine European countries in the period 2005-08. There is wide heterogeneity in participation in the consumer credit … market, ranging from 15 to 46 per cent across countries. Most households relying on consumer credit are those whose head is …

The study analyses trends in the market for consumer credit during the crisis, relying on data by CRIF referring to …