Income Contingent Loans: Theory, Practice and Prospects

This study explores the prospect of the application of the basic principles of ICL into many other potential areas of social and economic policy. Using case studies it evaluates previously implemented ICL schemes where interest rate subsidies are usually the norm, and questions the merits of this approach.

Nick Barr, London School of Economics, UK Bruce Chapman, Australian National University Philip Clarke, University of Melbourne, Australia Richard Denniss, The Australia Institute Barbara Grave, The Australia Institute Nitin Gupta, Australian National University Tim Higgins, Australian National University Lim Hock-Eam, Universiti Utara Malaysia Yusnidah Ibrahim, Universiti Utara Malaysia Russayani Ismail, Universiti Utara Malaysia Ngo Van Long, McGill University, Canada Kiatamantha Loukaew, Australian National University Miguel Palacios, Vanderbilt University, USA John Piggott, University of New South Wales, Australia John Quiggin, University of Queensland, Australia Maria Racionero, Australian National University Jamil Salmi, World Bank Mathias Sinning, University of Queensland, Australia Joseph Stiglitz, Columbia University, USA Rhema Vaithianathan, University of Auckland, Australia Glenn Withers, Australian National University Jungyoll Yun, National Bureau of Economic Research