Do some financial product features negatively affect consumer decisions? A review of evidence

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October 16, 2018
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This review identifies specific problems for consumers in credit, investment and insurance markets. It identifies multiple product features that are either poorly understood by many consumers or that generate systematic biases in their decisions.