Finite-Life Private Information Theory of Unsecured Debt
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A Finite-Life Private-Information Theory of Unsecured Debt
We present a theory of unsecured consumer debt that recognizes a debtor’s legal right to default. Our theory does not rely on psychological costs of default (or stigma) nor does it rely on enforcement mechanisms that arise in repeated-game settings. Our theory is based on private information about a person’s type and on a person’s incentive to signal his type by avoiding default in the credit m...
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