This paper investigates the behaviour of estimators based on the Kullback-Leibler information criterion (KLIC), as an alternative to the generalized method of moments (GMM). We first study the estimators in a Monte Carlo simulation model of consumption growth with power utility. Then we compare...

While previous analysis of the consumer credit market have allowed for a rationing of funds between potential borrowers by means of models reflecting the retail market for funds, this paper examines the consumer credit market from the perspective of the derived demand for funds by the financial...