Economics of payment cards: a status report

Wilko Bolt and Sujit Chakravorti

Economic Perspectives, 2008, vol. 32, issue Q IV, 15-27

Abstract: This article surveys the recent theoretical literature on payment cards (focusing on debit and credit cards) and studies this research's possible implications for the current public policy debate over payment card networks and the pricing of their services for both consumers and merchants.

Keywords: Payment systems; Credit cards (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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