Astudyjust published by AxelMeyer, ThomasElbertandtheircolleagues at theUniversityofKonstanz inGermany, however, points to a phenomenoncalledepigenetics as the likelyanswer.
"It's not going to replace traditional bank lending anytime soon, but it will be an alternative for some, " says Dr. ThomasMeyer, an economist at Deutsche Bank Research in Frankfurt, Germany, and author of a research note on person-to-person online lending.