May 14, 2015
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2013 Methods-of-Payment Survey Results
Staff Discussion Paper 2015-4
Christopher Henry,
Kim Huynh,
Rallye Shen
As the sole issuer of bank notes, the Bank of Canada conducts methods-of-payment (MOP) surveys to obtain a detailed and representative snapshot of Canadian payment choices, with a focus on cash usage.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff discussion papers
Topic(s):
Bank notes,
Digital currencies and fintech
JEL Code(s):
E,
E4
The Efficiency of Private E-Money-Like Systems: The U.S. Experience with National Bank Notes
Staff Working Paper 2015-3
Warren E. Weber
Beginning in 1864, in the United States notes of national banks were the predominant medium of exchange. Each national bank issued its own notes. E-money shares many of the characteristics of these bank notes.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Bank notes,
Digital currencies and fintech,
Financial services
JEL Code(s):
E,
E4,
E41,
E42,
E5,
E58
Demographics and the Demand for Currency
Staff Working Paper 2014-59
Geoffrey R. Dunbar
I use data from the Bank of Canada’s Bank Note Distribution System and exploit a natural experiment offered by the timing of Easter in the Gregorian calendar to analyze the effects of demographic change for currency demand.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Bank notes,
Econometric and statistical methods
JEL Code(s):
C,
C3,
C31,
C36,
E,
E4,
E41
The Role of Card Acceptance in the Transaction Demand for Money
Staff Working Paper 2014-44
Kim Huynh,
Philipp Schmidt-Dengler,
Helmut Stix
The use of payment cards, either debit or credit, is becoming more and more widespread in developed economies. Nevertheless, the use of cash remains significant.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Bank notes,
Digital currencies and fintech,
Econometric and statistical methods,
Financial services
JEL Code(s):
C,
C3,
C35,
C8,
C83,
E,
E4,
E41
Retail Payment Innovations and Cash Usage: Accounting for Attrition Using Refreshment Samples
Staff Working Paper 2014-27
Heng Chen,
Marie-Hélène Felt,
Kim Huynh
We exploit the panel dimension of the Canadian Financial Monitor (CFM) data to estimate the impact of retail payment innovations on cash usage. We estimate a semiparametric panel data model that accounts for unobserved heterogeneity and allows for general forms of non-random attrition.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Bank notes,
Digital currencies and fintech,
Econometric and statistical methods,
Financial services
JEL Code(s):
C,
C3,
C35,
E,
E4,
E41
Understanding the Cash Demand Puzzle
Staff Working Paper 2014-22
Janet Hua Jiang,
Enchuan Shao
We develop a model to explain a puzzling trend in cash demand in recent years: the value of bank notes in circulation as a percentage of GDP has remained stable despite decreasing cash usage at points of sale owing to competition from alternative means of payment such as credit cards.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Bank notes,
Credit and credit aggregates,
Digital currencies and fintech
JEL Code(s):
E,
E4,
E41,
E5,
E51
Consumer Cash Usage: A Cross-Country Comparison with Payment Diary Survey Data
Staff Working Paper 2014-20
John Bagnall,
David Bounie,
Kim Huynh,
Anneke Kosse,
Tobias Schmidt,
Scott Schuh,
Helmut Stix
We measure consumers’ use of cash by harmonizing payment diary surveys from seven countries. The seven diary surveys were conducted in 2009 (Canada), 2010 (Australia), 2011 (Austria, France, Germany and the Netherlands), and 2012 (the United States).
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Bank notes,
Digital currencies and fintech,
Econometric and statistical methods,
Financial services
JEL Code(s):
D,
D1,
D12,
E,
E4,
E41,
E5,
E58
May 13, 2014
Understanding Platform-Based Digital Currencies
Given technological advances and the widespread use of the Internet, various digital currencies have emerged. In most cases, Internet platforms such as Facebook and Amazon restrict the functionality of their digital currencies to enhance the business model and maximize their profits. While platform-based digital currencies could increase the efficiency of retail payments, they could also raise some important policy issues if they were to become widely used outside of the platform. Thus, it is important to closely monitor the evolution of these digital currencies.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Bank of Canada Review articles
Topic(s):
Bank notes,
Digital currencies and fintech,
Financial services,
Payment clearing and settlement systems
JEL Code(s):
E,
E4,
E41,
E42
E-Money: Efficiency, Stability and Optimal Policy
Staff Working Paper 2014-16
Jonathan Chiu,
Tsz-Nga Wong
What makes e-money more special than cash? Is the introduction of e-money necessarily welfare enhancing? Is an e-money system necessarily stable? What is the optimal way to design an efficient and stable e-money scheme?
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Bank notes,
Digital currencies and fintech,
Payment clearing and settlement systems
JEL Code(s):
E,
E4,
E42,
E5,
E58,
L,
L5,
L51