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Bad debt rising

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Donald P. Morgan
Ian Toll

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Charge-offs on credit card loans are rising sharply. While many analysts blame this trend on an expanding supply of credit cards, a closer look reveals the importance of two demand factors--wealth and the share of the population at peak borrowing age--in explaining the increase in bad debt.

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Article provided by Federal Reserve Bank of New York in its journal Current Issues in Economics and Finance.

Volume (Year): (1997)
Issue (Month): Mar ()
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Keywords: Credit ; Debt ; Supply and demand;

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  1. Elizabeth Laderman, 1996. "What's behind problem credit card loans?," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Jul 19. [Downloadable!]
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  1. Astrid Dick & Andreas Lehnert, 2007. "Personal bankruptcy and credit market competition," Staff Reports 272, Federal Reserve Bank of New York. [Downloadable!]
  2. John Whitley & Richard Windram & Prudence Cox, . "An empirical model of household arrears," Bank of England working papers 214, Bank of England. [Downloadable!]
  3. Lucia Dunn & Tufan Ekici & Paul J. Lavrakas & Jeffery A. Stec, 2004. "An Index to Track Credit Card Debt and Predict Consumption," Working Papers 04-04, Ohio State University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  4. Sandra E. Black & Donald P. Morgan, 1999. "Meet the new borrowers," Current Issues in Economics and Finance, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, issue Feb. [Downloadable!]
  5. Laura Rinaldi & Alicia Sanchis-Arellano, 2006. "Household debt sustainability - What explains household non-performing loans? An empirical analysis," Working Paper Series 570, European Central Bank. [Downloadable!]
  6. Donald P. Morgan & Kevin J. Stiroh, 1999. "Bond market discipline of banks: is the market tough enough?," Staff Reports 95, Federal Reserve Bank of New York. [Downloadable!]
  7. Sandra Black & Donald Morgan, 1998. "Risk and the democratization of credit cards," Research Paper 9815, Federal Reserve Bank of New York. [Downloadable!]
  8. Lucia Dunn & TaeHyung Kim, 1999. "Empirical Investigation of Credit Card Default," Working Papers 99-13, Ohio State University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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