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Are you ready for risk? Lender time preferences and risk attitudes in peer-to-peer lending platforms

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  • Zeev Shtudiner
  • Galit Klein
  • Moti Zwilling

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Despite the booming FinTech industry, peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms continue to play an insignificant role. This study explores differences in time preferences and risk attitudes between P2P lenders and the general public (non-users). The findings indicated that P2P lenders are less risk-averse and have future preferences, indicating that this P2P platform is perceived as a risky instrument. Based on our findings, we recommend that companies reduce the hazard associated with investing with P2P platforms to attract more risk-averse investors or offer higher interest rates for riskier loans to attract investors who prefer higher risk.

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  • Zeev Shtudiner & Galit Klein & Moti Zwilling, 2025. "Are you ready for risk? Lender time preferences and risk attitudes in peer-to-peer lending platforms," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(5), pages 675-679, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:32:y:2025:i:5:p:675-679
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2023.2283555
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