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Self-control, financial literacy & the co-holding puzzle (2014)
Journal Article
Gathergood, J., & Weber, J. (2014). Self-control, financial literacy & the co-holding puzzle. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 107, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2014.04.018

We use UK survey data to analyze the puzzling co-existence of high cost revolving consumer credit alongside low yield liquid savings in household balance sheets, which we name the ‘co-holding puzzle'. Approximately 12% of households in our sample co-... Read More about Self-control, financial literacy & the co-holding puzzle.