Credit counseling: a substitute for consumer financial literacy?

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Disney, Richard, Gathergood, John and Weber, Jörg (2015) Credit counseling: a substitute for consumer financial literacy? Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 14 (04). pp. 466-491. ISSN 1475-3022

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Abstract

Is financial literacy a substitute or complement for financial advice? We analyze the decision by consumers to seek financial advice in the form of credit counseling. Credit counseling is an important component of the consumer credit sector for consumers facing debt problems. Our analysis accounts for the endogeneity of an individual's financial situation to financial literacy, and the endogeneity of financial literacy to exposure to credit counseling. Results show counseling substitutes for financial literacy. Individuals with better literacy are 60% less likely to use credit counseling. These results suggest that credit counseling provides a safety net for poor financial literacy.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/759844
Keywords: Credit counseling; financial advice; financial literacy; household finance
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Economics
Identification Number: 10.1017/S1474747215000219
Depositing User: Weber, Joerg
Date Deposited: 26 Jan 2016 13:14
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 17:15
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/31375

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