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Paige Marta Skiba has conducted innovative research in the area of behavioral law and economics and commercial law, particularly on topics related to her economics dissertation, Behavior in High-Interest Credit Markets. Her current research focuses on the causes and consequences of borrowing on high-interest credit, such as payday loans, auto-title loans, and pawnshops, as well as the regulation of these industries. She has been the recipient of numerous research grants and fellowships from institutions such as the National Science Foundation, the Russell Sage Foundation, the National Institute on Aging, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the Burch Center for Tax Policy and Public Finance, and the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy. Professor Skiba serves on the board of the American Law and Economics Association and the Society for Empirical Legal Studies. She earned her Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2007. Professor Skiba teaches Bankruptcy and Behavioral Law and Economics to J.D. students. She also teaches Law and Economics, Behavioral Law and Economics, and Econometrics for Legal Research in the Ph.D. Program in Law and Economics.

Empirical Legal Studies

Commercial Law

High-interest Credit

Banking and Finance Law

Applied Microeconomics

Behavioral Economics

Law and Economics

Consumer Bankruptcy

Payday Loans

Consumer Finance

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Vanderbilt law and economics expert Paige Marta Skiba expands her research on the causes and consequences of borrowing on high-interest credit, such as car title loans, payday loans and pawn shops. In this interview Skiba talks about her latest research on car title loans.

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The trouble with car title loans is NOT people losing their cars

The humble pawn shop, once the last and somewhat shady resort to hawk grandpa's watch for some quick cash, has evolved to become a viable alternative for families with bad credit under economic stress.

Vanderbilt Professor Paige Marta Skiba on Pawn Shops

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