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A Critique of Evans and Wright’s Study of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act

Adam J. Levitin
Georgetown University - Law Center; American Bankruptcy Institute

October 22, 2009

Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 1492471
Georgetown Business, Economics and Regulatory Policy Working Paper No. 1492471

Abstract:
Fictitious scare statistics have featured prominently in recent debates over consumer credit policy. The latest example is David Evans and Joshua Wright’s statistical claims about the impact of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act on the cost and availability of consumer credit and economic growth. This brief critique shows that the claims in Evans and Wright's study - funded by the American Bankers Association - are either based exceptionally flawed methodology or wholesale conjecture.

Keywords: Consumer Financial Protection Agency, consumer credit

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Date posted: October 21, 2009 ; Last revised: November 17, 2009

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Levitin, Adam J., A Critique of Evans and Wright’s Study of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act (October 22, 2009). Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 1492471. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1492471

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Adam J. Levitin (Contact Author) Georgetown University - Law Center ( email ) 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 United States
American Bankruptcy Institute ( email ) 44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 400 Alexandria, VA 22314 United States

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Date posted: October 21, 2009 ; Last revised: November 17, 2009

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Adam J. Levitin (Contact Author)