Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/25533 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
CFS Working Paper No. 2007/32
Publisher: 
Goethe University Frankfurt, Center for Financial Studies (CFS), Frankfurt a. M.
Abstract: 
We survey contributions to the analysis of household liabilities, highlighting relevant theoretical aspects and outlining how data sources may support empirical testing and measurement efforts. Specifically, we classify aspects of household debt, discussing the theoretical and policy relevance of heterogeneity across individual and country dimensions. Aiming to illustrate conceptual and measurement issues, we refer to the approaches and results of some recent relevant country-specific work on administrative and survey data, and we argue that research in this area would greatly benefit from availability of appropriately classified household liabilities data and of cross-country institutional information.
Subjects: 
Consumer Loans
Household Portfolios
JEL: 
G1
E21
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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