Consumer Credit and the American Economy

Financial Services & E-Commerce Practice Group Teleforum

Professor Todd J. Zywicki will join a Teleforum conference call on his new book, Consumer Credit and the American Economy, co-authored with Thomas Durkin, Gregory Elliehausen, and Michael Staten. The book examines the economics, behavioral science, sociology, history, institutions, law, and regulation of consumer credit in the United States. Because of the importance of consumer credit in consumers' financial affairs, Professor Zywicki's intended audience includes anyone interested in these issues, not only specialists who spend much of their time focused on them. For this reason, the authors have carefully avoided academic jargon and the mathematics that is the modern language of economics. It also examines the psychological, sociological, historical, and especially legal traditions that go into fully understanding what has led to the demand for consumer credit and to what the markets and institutions that provide these products have become today. Bill Himpler, Executive Vice President at the American Financial Services Association, will offer his comments and questions.

• Prof. Todd J Zywicki, Author, Consumer Credit and the American Economy, and Foundation Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law
• Bill Himpler, Executive Vice President, American Financial Services Association

Professor Todd J. Zywicki will join a Teleforum conference call on his new book, Consumer Credit and the American Economy, co-authored with Thomas Durkin, Gregory Elliehausen, and Michael Staten. The book examines the economics, behavioral science, sociology, history, institutions, law, and regulation of consumer credit in the United States. Because of the importance of consumer credit in consumers' financial affairs, Professor Zywicki's intended audience includes anyone interested in these issues, not only specialists who spend much of their time focused on them. For this reason, the authors have carefully avoided academic jargon and the mathematics that is the modern language of economics. It also examines the psychological, sociological, historical, and especially legal traditions that go into fully understanding what has led to the demand for consumer credit and to what the markets and institutions that provide these products have become today. Bill Himpler, Executive Vice President at the American Financial Services Association, will offer his comments and questions.

• Prof. Todd J Zywicki, Author, Consumer Credit and the American Economy, and Foundation Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law
• Bill Himpler, Executive Vice President, American Financial Services Association

Call begins at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

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