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Why Is Cash (Still) So Entrenched? Insights From Canadian Shopping Diaries

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  • Carlos A. Arango
  • Dylan Hogg
  • Alyssa Lee

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type="main" xml:id="coep12066-abs-0001"> One similarity among many developed economies is the predominance of cash over electronic payments in terms of payment frequency, especially for the low-value transactions that are the bulk of retail payments. We use the Bank of Canada's 2009 Methods-of-Payment Survey, which collected information on consumers' payment choices through shopping diaries, to estimate a simple model of choice between cash and other payment methods. Results suggest that the main reasons cash is still a popular payment instrument in Canada, especially for low-value transactions, are its wide acceptance among merchants compared with other alternatives, speed and ease of use, and low marginal cost when on hand. ( JEL E41, D12, L81)

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  • Carlos A. Arango & Dylan Hogg & Alyssa Lee, 2015. "Why Is Cash (Still) So Entrenched? Insights From Canadian Shopping Diaries," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 33(1), pages 141-158, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:coecpo:v:33:y:2015:i:1:p:141-158
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    1. Carlos Arango & Yassine Bouhdaoui & David Bounie & Martina Eschelbach & Lola Hernández, 2013. "Cash Management and Payment Choices: A Simulation Model with International Comparisons," Staff Working Papers 13-53, Bank of Canada.
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    JEL classification:

    • E41 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Demand for Money
    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • L81 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Retail and Wholesale Trade; e-Commerce

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