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Moral Incentives in Credit Card Debt Repayment: Evidence from a Field Experiment
We study the role of morality in debt repayment, using an experiment with the credit card customers of a large Islamic bank in Indonesia. In our main treatment, clients receive a text message stating that “non-repayment of debts by someone who is able to repay is an injustice." This moral appeal decreases ...
https://iems.ust.hk/publications/iems-working-papers/martin-kanz-moral-incentives-credit-card-debt-repayment
Moral Incentives in Credit Card Debt Repayment: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Event Summary “The ability to collect debts, enforce debt contracts is one of the main pillars of any financial system. When economists think about how people make debt repayment decisions, they usually think about this as a financial decision and examine the importance of screening, monitoring and reputation. ...
https://iems.ust.hk/events/academic-seminar/2018/kanz-moral-incentives-credit-card-debt-repayment-evidence-field-experiment-indonesia
Growth, Pollution, and Life Expectancy: China from 1991-2012
This paper examines the relationship between income, pollution, and mortality in China from 1991-2012. Using first-difference models, we document a robust positive association between city-level GDP and life expectancy. We also find a negative association between city-level particulate air pollution exposure and life ...
https://iems.ust.hk/publications/iems-working-papers/guojun-he-growth-pollution-life-expectancy-china
Martin Kanz: Moral Incentives in Debt Repayment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2YKFy6VKE4
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