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Working Papers

2025

  1. Are Recently Issued Credit Card Accounts More Risky?
    Current Policy Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads
  2. Credit Card Delinquencies: Are New England Consumers Better Off?
    New England Public Policy Center Regional Brief, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads

2024

  1. Buy Now, Pay Later: Who Uses It and Why
    Current Policy Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Consumer Payment Behavior by Income and Demographics
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads
  3. Defining Households That Are Underserved in Digital Payment Services
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads
    Also in Research Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (2024) Downloads
  4. Income and the CARD Act’s Ability‐to‐Pay Rule in the US Credit Card Market
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads

2023

  1. Credit Card Spending and Borrowing since the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic
    Current Policy Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads
  2. Personality Traits and Financial Outcomes
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads

2022

  1. Credit Card Debt Puzzle: Liquid Assets to Pay Bills
    FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2022) Downloads View citations (2)
  2. Payments Evolution from Paper to Electronic Payments by Merchant Type
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads
  3. Who Is Paying All These Fees? An Empirical Analysis of Bank Account and Credit Card Fees
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads
    See also Journal Article Who is paying all these fees? An empirical analysis of bank account and credit card fees, Journal of Economics and Business, Elsevier (2024) Downloads View citations (2) (2024)

2021

  1. Distributional Effects of Payment Card Pricing and Merchant Cost Pass-through in Canada and the United States
    Staff Working Papers, Bank of Canada Downloads View citations (5)
  2. Has COVID Changed Consumer Payment Behavior?
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (4)
  3. Payments Evolution from Paper to Electronic: Bill Payments and Purchases
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (1)

2020

  1. 2018 Diary of Consumer Payment Choice
    Consumer Payments Research Data Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Downloads View citations (2)
  2. 2018 Survey of Consumer Payment Choice
    Consumer Payments Research Data Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Downloads View citations (7)
  3. Consumer Payment Choice for Bill Payments
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (2)
  4. Delivering Benefits of Faster Payments to the Underserved
    Consumer & Community Context, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) Downloads View citations (1)
  5. Distributional Effects of Payment Card Pricing and Merchant Cost Pass-through in the United States and Canada
    Research Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2020) Downloads
  6. The 2017 Diary of Consumer Payment Choice
    Consumer Payments Research Data Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Downloads View citations (5)

2019

  1. Does getting a mortgage affect credit card use?
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (1)
  2. How does liquidity affect consumer payment choice?
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads

2018

  1. Credit card debt and consumer payment choice: what can we learn from credit bureau data?
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Credit Card Debt and Consumer Payment Choice: What Can We Learn from Credit Bureau Data?, Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer (2020) Downloads View citations (12) (2020)
  2. The 2012 diary of consumer payment choice
    Research Data Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (5)
  3. The 2016 and 2017 surveys of consumer payment choice: summary results
    Research Data Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (7)

2017

  1. Faster Payments: Market Structure and Policy Considerations
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) Downloads
    Also in Current Policy Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2017) Downloads View citations (1)
    Research Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (2017) Downloads
  2. How Do Consumers Make Their Payment Choices?
    Consumer Payments Research Data Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Downloads
    Also in Research Data Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2017) Downloads View citations (7)
  3. Payment discounts and surcharges: the role of consumer preferences
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (1)
  4. The 2015 Survey of Consumer Payment Choice: summary results
    Research Data Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (10)

2016

  1. Are there social spillovers in consumers’ security assessments of payment instruments?
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Are there Social Spillovers in Consumers’ Security Assessments of Payment Instruments?, Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer (2017) Downloads View citations (10) (2017)
  2. Did the Target Data Breach Change Consumer Assessments of Payment Card Security?
    Consumer Payments Research Data Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Downloads
    Also in Research Data Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2016) Downloads View citations (8)

    See also Journal Article Did the Target data breach change consumer assessments of payment card security?, Journal of Payments Strategy & Systems, Henry Stewart Publications (2017) Downloads View citations (1) (2017)
  3. The 2014 Survey of Consumer Payment Choice: Summary Results
    Consumer Payments Research Data Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Downloads
    Also in Research Data Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2016) Downloads View citations (9)
  4. The effect of demographics on payment behavior: panel data with sample selection
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (11)

2015

  1. Explaining adoption and use of payment instruments by U.S. consumers
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2012) Downloads View citations (58)

    See also Journal Article Explaining adoption and use of payment instruments by US consumers, RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation (2016) Downloads View citations (76) (2016)
  2. How do speed and security influence consumers' payment behavior?
    Working Paper Series, European Central Bank Downloads View citations (10)
    Also in Current Policy Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2015) Downloads View citations (6)

    See also Journal Article HOW DO SPEED AND SECURITY INFLUENCE CONSUMERS' PAYMENT BEHAVIOR?, Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International (2016) Downloads View citations (9) (2016)
  3. Payment Instrument Adoption and Use in the United States, 2009-2013, by Consumers' Demographic Characteristics
    Consumer Payments Research Data Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Downloads
    Also in Research Data Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2015) Downloads View citations (2)
  4. The 2013 Survey of Consumer Payment Choice: Summary Results
    Consumer Payments Research Data Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Downloads
    Also in Research Data Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2015) Downloads View citations (2)

2014

  1. Merchant steering of consumer payment choice: evidence from a 2012 Diary survey
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Merchant steering of consumer payment choice: Evidence from a 2012 diary survey, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier (2015) Downloads View citations (9) (2015)
  2. The 2011 and 2012 Surveys of Consumer Payment Choice
    Research Data Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads
  3. The 2011 and 2012 Surveys of Consumer Payment Choice: Summary Results
    Consumer Payments Research Data Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Downloads

2013

  1. Merchant Steering of Consumer Payment Choice: Lessons Learned From Consumer Surveys
    Consumer Payments Research Data Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Downloads
    Also in Research Data Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2013) Downloads
  2. Security of retail payments: the new strategic objective
    Public Policy Discussion Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (6)
  3. The Credit CARD Act of 2009: what did banks do?
    Public Policy Discussion Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Credit CARD Act of 2009: What did banks do?, Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier (2014) Downloads View citations (21) (2014)

2012

  1. Credit Card Debt and Payment Use
    NFI Working Papers, Indiana State University, Scott College of Business, Networks Financial Institute Downloads
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2008) Downloads View citations (11)
  2. Effects of credit scores on consumer payment choice
    Research Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Downloads View citations (4)
    Also in Public Policy Discussion Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2012) Downloads View citations (2)
  3. How consumers pay: adoption and use of payments
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article How Consumers Pay: Adoption and Use of Payments, Accounting and Finance Research, Sciedu Press (2013) Downloads View citations (7) (2013)

2011

  1. An economic analysis of the 2010 proposed settlement between the Department of Justice and credit card networks
    Public Policy Discussion Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (5)

2010

  1. Mobile Payments in the United States at Retail Point of Sale: Current Market and Future Prospects
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (19)
    Also in Public Policy Discussion Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2010) Downloads View citations (16)
  2. Who gains and who loses from credit card payments?: theory and calibrations
    Public Policy Discussion Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (6)

2009

  1. Why are (some) consumers (finally) writing fewer checks?: the role of payment characteristics
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Why are (some) consumers (finally) writing fewer checks? The role of payment characteristics, Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier (2010) Downloads View citations (146) (2010)

2008

  1. Summary of the workshop on Consumer Behavior and Payment Choice
    Public Policy Discussion Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads

2007

  1. Consumer behavior and payment choice: 2006 conference summary
    Public Policy Discussion Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (3)

2006

  1. Consumer behavior and payment choice: a conference summary
    Public Policy Discussion Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (4)

2004

  1. Do bank mergers affect Federal Reserve check volume?
    Public Policy Discussion Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (2)

2002

  1. Network Externalities and Technology Adoption: Lessons from Electronic Payments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (21)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (1999) Downloads View citations (11)
    Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2002) Downloads View citations (12)

    See also Journal Article Network Externalities and Technology Adoption: Lessons from Electronic Payments, RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation (2004) View citations (129) (2004)

1999

  1. Are there network externalities in electronic payments?
    Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (2)

1997

  1. The effect of pricing on demand and revenue in Federal Reserve ACH payment processing
    Financial Services working paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Downloads
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (1997) Downloads

    See also Journal Article The Effect of Pricing on Demand and Revenue in Federal Reserve ACH Payment Processing, Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer (1999) Downloads View citations (4) (1999)

1996

  1. Price discrimination in the airline market: the effect of market concentration
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Price Discrimination in the Airline Market: The Effect of Market Concentration, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2001) Downloads View citations (132) (2001)

1995

  1. Estimating demand elasticities in a differentiated product industry: the personal computer market
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Estimating demand elasticities in a differentiated product industry: The personal computer market, Journal of Economics and Business, Elsevier (1997) Downloads View citations (15) (1997)

Journal Articles

2024

  1. Can cash and mobile pay co-exist? What the data tell us
    Journal of Payments Strategy & Systems, 2024, 18, (3), 309-318 Downloads
  2. Who is paying all these fees? An empirical analysis of bank account and credit card fees
    Journal of Economics and Business, 2024, 129, (C) Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Who Is Paying All These Fees? An Empirical Analysis of Bank Account and Credit Card Fees, Working Papers (2022) Downloads (2022)

2023

  1. Changes in US payment behaviour during COVID-19: Differences by income and demographics
    Journal of Payments Strategy & Systems, 2023, 17, (3), 230-237 Downloads
  2. Credit card debt puzzle: liquid assets to pay household bills
    International Review of Economics, 2023, 70, (4), 503-535 Downloads
  3. Regressive effects of payment card pricing and merchant cost pass-through in the United States and Canada
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2023, 154, (C) Downloads View citations (2)

2022

  1. Does getting a mortgage affect consumer credit use?
    Review of Economics of the Household, 2022, 20, (3), 955-991 Downloads View citations (1)

2021

  1. Income and banking access in the USA: The effect on bill payment choice
    Journal of Payments Strategy & Systems, 2021, 15, (3), 244-249 Downloads View citations (4)
  2. UNPREPARED FOR FINANCIAL SHOCKS: EMERGENCY SAVINGS AND CREDIT CARD DEBT
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2021, 39, (1), 59-82 Downloads View citations (8)

2020

  1. Credit Card Debt and Consumer Payment Choice: What Can We Learn from Credit Bureau Data?
    Journal of Financial Services Research, 2020, 58, (1), 59-90 Downloads View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Credit card debt and consumer payment choice: what can we learn from credit bureau data?, Working Papers (2018) Downloads View citations (2) (2018)

2018

  1. Consumer preferences for payment methods: Role of discounts and surcharges
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2018, 94, (C), 35-53 Downloads View citations (31)

2017

  1. Are there Social Spillovers in Consumers’ Security Assessments of Payment Instruments?
    Journal of Financial Services Research, 2017, 52, (1), 5-34 Downloads View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Are there social spillovers in consumers’ security assessments of payment instruments?, Working Papers (2016) Downloads View citations (1) (2016)
  2. Did the Target data breach change consumer assessments of payment card security?
    Journal of Payments Strategy & Systems, 2017, 11, (2), 121-133 Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Did the Target Data Breach Change Consumer Assessments of Payment Card Security?, Consumer Payments Research Data Reports (2016) Downloads (2016)

2016

  1. Explaining adoption and use of payment instruments by US consumers
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2016, 47, (2), 293-325 Downloads View citations (76)
    See also Working Paper Explaining adoption and use of payment instruments by U.S. consumers, Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (2015) Downloads View citations (1) (2015)
  2. HOW DO SPEED AND SECURITY INFLUENCE CONSUMERS' PAYMENT BEHAVIOR?
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2016, 34, (4), 595-613 Downloads View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper How do speed and security influence consumers' payment behavior?, Working Paper Series (2015) Downloads View citations (10) (2015)

2015

  1. Merchant steering of consumer payment choice: Evidence from a 2012 diary survey
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2015, 55, (C), 1-9 Downloads View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Merchant steering of consumer payment choice: evidence from a 2012 Diary survey, Working Papers (2014) Downloads View citations (4) (2014)

2014

  1. Credit CARD Act of 2009: What did banks do?
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2014, 46, (C), 21-30 Downloads View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper The Credit CARD Act of 2009: what did banks do?, Public Policy Discussion Paper (2013) Downloads View citations (4) (2013)

2013

  1. How Consumers Pay: Adoption and Use of Payments
    Accounting and Finance Research, 2013, 2, (2), 1 Downloads View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper How consumers pay: adoption and use of payments, Working Papers (2012) Downloads View citations (7) (2012)

2012

  1. AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE 2011 SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND CREDIT CARD NETWORKS
    Journal of Competition Law and Economics, 2012, 8, (1), 107-144 Downloads View citations (4)

2011

  1. Potential effects of an increase in debit card fees
    Public Policy Brief, 2011 Downloads View citations (2)

2010

  1. Mobile Payments at the Retail Point of Sale in the United States: Prospects for Adoption
    Review of Network Economics, 2010, 9, (4), 31 Downloads View citations (16)
  2. Why are (some) consumers (finally) writing fewer checks? The role of payment characteristics
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2010, 34, (8), 1745-1758 Downloads View citations (146)
    See also Working Paper Why are (some) consumers (finally) writing fewer checks?: the role of payment characteristics, Working Papers (2009) Downloads View citations (3) (2009)

2009

  1. Frontier policy issues in consumer payment behaviour
    Journal of Payments Strategy & Systems, 2009, 3, (4), 333-348 Downloads

2004

  1. Network Externalities and Technology Adoption: Lessons from Electronic Payments
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2004, 35, (2), 260-276 View citations (129)
    See also Working Paper Network Externalities and Technology Adoption: Lessons from Electronic Payments, NBER Working Papers (2002) Downloads View citations (21) (2002)

2003

  1. Network externalities in the market for electronic check payments
    New England Economic Review, 2003, 19-30 Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Perspective on payments
    Regional Review, 2003, (Q 1), 6-9 Downloads View citations (1)

2002

  1. Effect of consumer characteristics on the use of payment instruments
    New England Economic Review, 2002, (Q 3), 19-31 Downloads View citations (4)
  2. Who uses electronic check products: a look at depository institutions
    New England Economic Review, 2002, (Q 3), 3-16 Downloads View citations (1)

2001

  1. Has widespread use of credit cards contributed to the increase in personal bankruptcy?
    Regional Review, 2001, (Q4 2000 / Q1 2001), 4-7 Downloads
  2. Perspective: While more people are paying electronically, many of us still cling to checks
    Regional Review, 2001, 11, (Q 4), 2 - 4 Downloads
  3. Price Discrimination in the Airline Market: The Effect of Market Concentration
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2001, 83, (1), 200-202 Downloads View citations (132)
    See also Working Paper Price discrimination in the airline market: the effect of market concentration, Working Papers (1996) Downloads View citations (12) (1996)

2000

  1. ATM fees: does bank size matter?
    New England Economic Review, 2000, (Jan), 13-24 Downloads View citations (8)
  2. Credit card borrowing, delinquency, and personal bankruptcy
    New England Economic Review, 2000, (Jul), 15-30 Downloads View citations (27)

1999

  1. Checking accounts: what do banks offer and what do consumers value?
    New England Economic Review, 1999, (Mar), 3-14 Downloads View citations (18)
  2. Checking accounts:; fees and features, consumer preferences, impact on bank revenues
    New England Banking Trends, 1999, (Fall), 1-8
  3. The Effect of Pricing on Demand and Revenue in Federal Reserve ACH Payment Processing
    Journal of Financial Services Research, 1999, 16, (1), 27-45 Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper The effect of pricing on demand and revenue in Federal Reserve ACH payment processing, Financial Services working paper (1997) Downloads (1997)

1998

  1. Has antitrust policy in banking become obsolete?
    New England Economic Review, 1998, (Mar), 13-26 Downloads View citations (28)

1997

  1. A comparison of social costs and benefits of paper check presentment and ECP with truncation
    New England Economic Review, 1997, (Jul), 27-44 Downloads View citations (12)
  2. Estimating demand elasticities in a differentiated product industry: The personal computer market
    Journal of Economics and Business, 1997, 49, (4), 347-367 Downloads View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Estimating demand elasticities in a differentiated product industry: the personal computer market, Working Papers (1995) Downloads View citations (2) (1995)

1996

  1. Can demand elasticities explain sticky credit card rates?
    New England Economic Review, 1996, (Jul), 43-54 Downloads View citations (17)

1995

  1. Firm strategies in the personal computer market: are established brands better off?
    New England Economic Review, 1995, (Nov), 13-24 Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Model Entry and Exit in a Differentiated-Product Industry: The Personal Computer Market
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1995, 77, (4), 571-84 Downloads View citations (77)
 
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