Household access to financial products is often conditioned on previous use. However, banning access when learning is possible may be discriminatory or counterproductive. The 'experiment' of German reunification (exogenously) offered to East Germans unconditional access to (exogenously)...

Household access to financial products is often conditioned on previous use. However, banning access when learning is possible may be discriminatory or counterproductive. The 'experiment' of German reunification (exogenously) offered to East Germans unconditional access to (exogenously)...

The consumer debt of households in Germany totals in the triple-digit billions and is characterized by a wide range of interest rates. Despite the high volume of debt, many people do not know the terms of their consumer credit contracts. This report analyzes new survey data on general knowledge...

In Deutschland addieren sich die Konsumschulden der Haushalte auf ein Volumen in dreistelliger Milliardenhöhe und zeichnen sich durch sehr unterschiedliche Zinskosten aus. Viele Menschen kennen jedoch die Konditionen ihrer eigenen Kredite für Konsumzwecke nicht. Der vorliegende Bericht...

The consumer debt of households in Germany totals in the triple-digit billions and is characterized by a wide range of interest rates. Despite the high volume of debt, many people do not know the terms of their consumer credit contracts. This report analyzes new survey data on general knowledge...

In Deutschland addieren sich die Konsumschulden der Haushalte auf ein Volumen in dreistelliger Milliardenhöhe und zeichnen sich durch sehr unterschiedliche Zinskosten aus. Viele Menschen kennen jedoch die Konditionen ihrer eigenen Kredite für Konsumzwecke nicht. Der vorliegende Bericht...