Which Loans Do We Take? A Micro-Level Analysis of Croatian Households' Debt Participation

Krunoslav Zauder and Mate Rosan ()
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Mate Rosan: Croatian National Bank, Zagreb, Croatia

Croatian Economic Survey, 2022, vol. 24, issue 1, 5-41

Abstract: This paper uses a new data set in order to explore micro-level patterns of household borrowing in Croatia. By analyzing cross-section data from the Household Finance and Consumption Survey, conducted for the first time in Croatia in 2017, we present the structure of household debt holdings and identify several household characteristics associated with debt participation in three types of bank debt: secured debt, non-collateralized loans, as well as overdrafts and/or credit card debt. Our results indicate that: a) households with middle-aged heads tend to participate more and hold larger amounts of all three debt types; b) credit constrained households are more likely to take non-collateralized loans; c) inability to finance consumption and willingness to take risks when making saving and investment decisions contribute to participation in overdrafts and/or credit card debt.

Keywords: age profiles of borrowing; credit constraints; household debt; Household Finance and Consumption Survey; secured vs. unsecured debt (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D15 G21 G51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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Working Paper: Which Loans do We Take? A Micro-Level Analysis of Croatian Households’ Debt Participation (2020)
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