A collection of surveys on savings and wealth accumulation

Intro -- A Collection of Surveys on Savings and Wealth Accumulation -- Contents -- 1 SAVINGS AND WEALTH ACCUMULATION: MEASUREMENT, INFLUENCES AND INSTITUTIONS -- Notes -- References -- 2 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CONSUMER CREDIT AND DEFAULT LITERATURE -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Basic Models, Mechanisms, and Tradeoffs -- 3. The Rise in Personal Bankruptcies and Consumer Credit -- 4. The Importance of Information -- 5. Welfare Implications -- 6. Delinquency, Informal Bankruptcy, Debt Restructuring, and Collection -- 7. The Cyclical Behavior of Credit and Bankruptcy -- 8. Challenges Going Forward -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- References -- 3 STUDENT DEBT EFFECTS ON FINANCIAL WELL-BEING: RESEARCH AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Shifting Understanding of Educations Welfare Function in America -- 1.2 Economics of Higher Education and Increasing Indebtedness -- 1.3 Research on Student Debts Effects on Young Adults' Asset Accumulation -- 1.4 Career and Social Choices -- 1.5 Financial Stress -- 1.6 Delinquency and Default -- 1.7 Overall Debt -- 1.8 Asset Accumulation -- 2. Policy Discussion -- 2.1 The Need for Reducing Absolute Borrowing -- 3. Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- Notes -- References -- 4 ISLAMIC BANKING AND FINANCE: RECENT EMPIRICAL LITERATURE AND DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A Brief History -- 3. Principle of Islamic Banking and Finance -- 4. Performance of Islamic versus Conventional Banks -- 5. Risks in Islamic Banking? -- 6. Other Topical Banking Issues -- 6.1 PSLB versus non-PSLB Types of Finance -- 6.2 Competition -- 6.3 Small Business Lending and Other Issues -- 7. Islamic Finance -- 7.1 Islamic Mutual Funds -- 7.2 Sukuk -- 7.3 Islamic Micro and Social Finance -- 8. Conclusion and Future Research -- Notes -- References -- 5 WEALTH INEQUALITY: A SURVEY -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Measuring Wealth.