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Household indebtedness in Tunisia

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  • Lobna ABID

    (Faculty of Economics and Management of Sfax, Airport Street, km 4.5, LP 1088, Sfax 3018, Tunisia)

  • Zouari Dorra

    (Faculty of Economics and Management of Sfax, Airport Street, km 4.5, LP 1088, Sfax 3018, Tunisia)

  • Zouari Ghorbel Sonia

    (Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Sfax (ISAAS) , Airport Street, km 4.5, LP 1088, Sfax 3018, Tunisia)

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the development of household indebtedness in Tunisia and its microeconomic determinants. The probit method was used to identify the determinants of household indebtedness with reference to gender. The results show that the Tunisian household indebtedness is in continuous increase and each type of credit is associated with specific determinants. The findings show that only some variables are significant in explaining the differences between the number of credit.

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  • Lobna ABID & Zouari Dorra & Zouari Ghorbel Sonia, 2012. "Household indebtedness in Tunisia," E3 Journal of Business Management and Economics., E3 Journals, vol. 3(10), pages 341-350.
    • Handle: RePEc:etr:series:v:3:y:2012:i:10:p:341-350
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