Das Verschuldungsverhalten der privaten Haushalte in Deutschland hat sich durch die jüngste Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise nicht wesentlich geändert. Der Anteil von Haushalten mit Konsumenten- oder Immobilienkrediten war 2009 niedriger als während der "Dotcom-Krise" um die Jahrtausendwende, und...

The subject of the study is the phenomenon of household financialization. In the first part of the article a sense of this situation and its influence on the different functioning areas of the households (income, expenses, financial decisions) is described. What is more, the positive and...

This paper analyses textual data mined from 37,460 reviews written by mobile banking application users in Nigeria over the period November 2012 - July 2020. On a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the best), the average user rating for the twenty-two apps included in our sample is 3.5; with the apps...

Professional advice can be perceived as a means to tackleshortcomings in the objectively measuredfinancial literacy ofconsumers. However, most studies suggest that lessfinanciallyliterate individuals are less likely to seek experts'financial advice.At the same time, it has been shown...

Loan defaults continue to be a major challenge that confronts financial institutions in developing countries and this impedes their potential role in sustainable development. Given the enormity of loan defaults, policymakers have devoted much attention to the phenomenon by implementing...

Im Zuge der Umsetzung von Basel II ringen deutsche Banken darum, ein möglichst effizientes Rating-System aufzubauen. Erklärtes Ziel ist es, in Zukunft Kreditvergabe und -konditionen vor allem auf der Basis von Rating-Kennziffern zu treffen. Im Folgenden wird anhand von anonymisierten...

Institutional factors that enhance the quality of financial reporting and sharing of credit information can alleviate informational gaps between contracting parties and improve loan contract terms. Using cross-country data on syndicated loans, we find that the cost of debt financing is lower for...

Immer mehr Menschen nehmen Kredite nicht mehr bei einer Bank oder einem Finanzdienstleister auf, sondern leihen sich über das Internet Geld von anderen Privatpersonen. Sie nutzen dazu sogenannte Internet-Kreditplattformen, die als Alternative zu traditionellen Kreditmärkten zunehmende...

In the wake of the Global Financial Crisis, a significant research effort has been made to better understand the links between household debt levels, financial stability risks, and the ongoing implications of the 'debt overhang' for economic growth. However, accurately measuring the household...