We measure consumers' use of cash by harmonizing payment diary surveys from seven countries. The seven diary surveys … United States). Our paper finds cross-country differences – for example, the level of cash usage differs across countries …. Cash has not disappeared as a payment instrument, especially for low-value transactions. We also find that the use of cash …

We measure consumers' use of cash by harmonizing payment diary surveys from seven countries. The seven diary surveys … United States). Our paper finds cross-country differences – for example, the level of cash usage differs across countries …. Cash has not disappeared as a payment instrument, especially for low-value transactions. We also find that the use of cash …

We analyze the repercussions of different kinds of uncertainty on cash demand, including uncertainty of the digital … classification scheme how cash holdings typically evolve in each of these types of uncertainty by separating between demand for … domestic and international cash as well as between transaction and store of value balances. Hereby, we focus on the stabilizing …

The bulk of euro-denominated cash is held for store of value purposes, with such holdings sharply increasing in times … hold cash. In our model, the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as a store of value that is superior to … cash leads to bank disintermediation as some depositors opt for switching to CBDC based on their beliefs. While CBDC …

We analyze for the first time cash holdings of private households in all euro area countries from 2002 to 2019 within a … panel cointegration framework. Besides the traditional determinants of cash demand like transactions balances and … opportunity costs, we concentrate on cashless payments media as substitutes to cash payments and the role of the shadow economy …

Germans are still very fond of using cash. Of all direct payment transactions, cash accounts for an astounding 82% in … cash remains so important. We propose a two-stage empirical framework which jointly explains credit card ownership and the … use of cash. Our results indicate that the pattern of cash usage is compatible with systematic economic decision making …

Cash usage at the point-of-sale decreased perceptibly in the past years. This is mainly due to the ongoing trend … government regulations and supply-side restrictions by commercial banks. Nonetheless, overall demand for euro cash remained … issue of a Central Bank Digital Currency as a substitute or complement to cash. Although the characteristics of a possible …

The present paper provides an overview on current developments of cash usage and issue of central bank digital currency … (CBDC) in the euro area and proposes a possible design of a digital euro that allows for instant offline payments. Cash … regulations and supply-side restrictions by commercial banks. Nonetheless, overall demand for euro cash remained strong and even …