Systemic Usury and the European Consumer Credit Directive
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DOI: 10.3790/vjh.89.1.115
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- Neuberger, Doris & Reifner, Udo, 2019. "Systemic usury and the European Consumer Credit Directive," Thuenen-Series of Applied Economic Theory 161, University of Rostock, Institute of Economics, revised 2019.
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Keywords
Discrimination; Consumer Credit Directive; incomplete information; payment protection insurance; overindebtedness; monopoly power; responsible lending; risk-based pricing; usury;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
- D18 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Protection
- D42 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Monopoly
- D62 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Externalities
- D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
- G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
- G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
- G51 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance - - - Household Savings, Borrowing, Debt, and Wealth
- K15 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Civil Law; Common Law
- K22 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Business and Securities Law
- K33 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - International Law
- L12 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Monopoly; Monopolization Strategies
- L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation
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