The Persistence of Financial Distress

Using proprietary panel data, we show that many U.S. consumers experience financial distress (35% when distress is defined by having debt in severe delinquency, e.g.) at some point in their lives. However, most distress events are concentrated on a much smaller proportion of consumers in persistent...

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Main Authors: Athreya, K. (Author), Mustre-Del-Río, J. (Author), Sánchez, J.M (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2019
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