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to a public credit registry affects their loan take-up and repayment decisions. We show that credit warnings increase … loan take-up rates. Reducing incumbent lenders' informational rents and improving access to informal or formal credit are … the main drivers. Moreover, credit warnings reduce default rates by 32–52%. This reduction is comparable for borrowers who …
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Higher education is not just a signal of innate ability. At least a certain level of educational achievement (degree level, degree mark) is strictly required to perform a graduate job. School leavers fall into two categories, the rich and the poor. Ability is distributed in the same way in both...
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This paper analyses the choice between risk-sharing and risk-pooling income-contingent loans for higher education of risk-averse individuals who differ in their ability to benefit from education and inherited wealth. The paper identifies the possible outcomes of a majority vote between the two...
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