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Analyses personal debt and the over-indebtedness of consumers in the European Union from the multi-disciplinary perspectives of economics, policy, and law.
List of contents
1. Introduction; 2. Personal debt in the economy; 3. The industry of personal debt; 4. From indebtedness to over-indebtedness: multidimensional causes and consequences; 5. EU policy and law for the prevention and management of over-indebtedness; 6. The role and function of solvency data and financial technologies; 7. Credit risk analysis and creditworthiness in relation to EU data protection legislation; 8. The treatment of over-indebtedness: towards a harmonisation of personal insolvency law in a fragmented EU?; 9. Conclusions and scope for further research.
About the author
Federico Ferretti is Associate Professor in Economic Law and Financial Markets, Department of Sociology and Economic Law, University of Bologna (Italy) and a member of the Financial Services User Group of the European Commission. He is a qualified lawyer of the High Courts of Italy.Daniela Vandone is Full Professor of Banking and Finance, Department of Economics, Management, and Quantitative Methods, University of Milan. Her research interests are in financial markets and institutions, with a focus in the microeconomics of banking, financial regulation, financial decision-making, household finance, personal debt, and over-indebtedness.
Summary
Federico Ferretti and Daniela Vandone examine the 'dark side' of personal debt, or over-indebtedness, in social, economic and legal terms. This book will appeal to an interdisciplinary mix of researchers in Europe and around the world studying the impact of personal/household debt and the best ways to address it.
