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Central Bank Digital Currency And Privacy: A Randomized Survey Experiment

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  • Syngjoo Choi
  • Bongseop Kim
  • Young Sik Kim
  • Ohik Kwon

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Privacy protection is among the key features to consider in the design of central bank digital currency (CBDC). Using a nationally representative sample of over 3,500 participants, we conduct a randomized online survey experiment to examine how the willingness to use CBDC as a means of payment varies with the degree of privacy protection and information provision on the privacy benefits of using CBDC. We find that both factors significantly increase participants’ willingness to use CBDC by up to 64% when purchasing privacy‐sensitive products. Our findings provide useful insights regarding the design and the public's adoption of CBDC.

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  • Syngjoo Choi & Bongseop Kim & Young Sik Kim & Ohik Kwon, 2025. "Central Bank Digital Currency And Privacy: A Randomized Survey Experiment," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 66(2), pages 823-847, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:iecrev:v:66:y:2025:i:2:p:823-847
    DOI: 10.1111/iere.12746
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    • E40 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - General
    • E50 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - General
    • C90 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - General

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