I study the coexistence of formal and informal finance in underdeveloped credit markets. While weak institutions constrain formal banks, shallow pockets hamper informal lenders. In such economies, informal finance has two effects. By increasing the investment return it decreases borrowers'...

We elicit consumer perceptions about the interest rate associated with credit-card borrowing. Combining bank account data and surveys, we find that consumers have very noisy perceptions about the true interest costs associated with credit card debt. Total borrowing decreases with perceived...

Lineare und nichtlineare dynamische Systeme werden in der aktuellen wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Forschung immer wichtiger und ermöglichen ein tieferes Verständnis sowohl für geordnete wie auch chaotische Abläufe der Konjunktur und der Finanzmärkte. Mathematische Methoden, die in den...