Causes of Consumer Over-Indebtedness

Abstract Over-indebtedness of private households has been a problem in Germany for decades. Over-indebtedness depends on both the economic and financial vulnerability of people and their resilience potential. Social, economic and individual causes and triggers overlap in the process of over-indebted...

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Main Author: Dieter Korczak
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Sciendo 2022-03-01
Series:Wirtschaftsdienst
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10273-022-3128-1
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Summary:Abstract Over-indebtedness of private households has been a problem in Germany for decades. Over-indebtedness depends on both the economic and financial vulnerability of people and their resilience potential. Social, economic and individual causes and triggers overlap in the process of over-indebtedness. Therefore, for the systematic analysis of over-indebtedness, a differentiation of the causes, reasons and triggers is essential. The article also presents examples.
ISSN:1613-978X