TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Burlando, Alfredo
AU  - Kuhn, Michael A.
AU  - Prina, Silvia
        TI  - Too Fast, Too Furious? Digital Credit Delivery Speed and Repayment Rates
        PY  - 2023/Sep/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 16451
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp16451
        AB  - Digital loans are a source of fast, short-term credit for millions of people. While digital credit broadens market access and reduces frictions, default rates are high. We study the role of the speed of delivery of digital loans on repayment. Our study uses unique administrative data from a digital lender in Mexico and a regression-discontinuity design. We show that reducing loan speed by doubling the delivery time from ten to twenty hours decreases the likelihood of default by 21%. Our findings suggest that selectively slowing down credit could improve lender profitability and help consumers avoid default.
        KW  - defaults
KW  - waiting periods
KW  - digital credit
KW  - financial access
        ER  -