How easy is it to understand consumer finance?

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2019
Volume: 177
Issue: C
Pages: 1-4

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We consider the readability of payday loan websites against conventional lenders. Our findings show that credit card websites are harder to read and contain more complex terminology. Our central contribution is to provide the first known measurement of readability in consumer finance — something regulators have found helpful in other domains.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:177:y:2019:i:c:p:1-4
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25