PhD student: Mr J.J.A. Braspenning

Promotors: Prof G. van Dijck, Mrs Prof V. Mak, J.B.M. Vranken

Duration: 1/9/2013 - 31/8/2017

PhD defence: Tilburg, 24/11/2017

Abstract:

My research project is about the regulation on the market for consumer credit in the Netherlands and on the EU level. Through the use of insights from behavioural economics and psychology I aim to develop a better understanding of the link between regulation and debt-related behaviour. I ask the question whether alternatives for current regulation, e.g. nudging and alternative information provision, could become future law.