The Cost of Consumer Payments in Sweden

Björn Segendorf () and Thomas Jansson ()
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Björn Segendorf: Financial Stability Department, Central Bank of Sweden, Postal: Sveriges Riksbank, SE-103 37 Stockholm, Sweden
Thomas Jansson: Financial Stability Department, Central Bank of Sweden, Postal: Sveriges Riksbank, SE-103 37 Stockholm, Sweden

No 262, Working Paper Series from Sveriges Riksbank (Central Bank of Sweden)

Abstract: We estimate the social and private costs of consumer-to-business payments in Sweden in 2009. The combined social cost for these payments was 0.68 per cent of GDP. At the point of sale, cash is socially less costly than debit cards for payments below EUR 1.88 (SEK 20) and credit cards below EUR 42.37 (SEK 450). The corresponding thresholds for the individual consumer are higher for debit cards and much lower for credit cards. Using unique survey data we show that consumers’ payment behaviour is not consistent with what is socially optimal.

Keywords: Cash payments; Card payments; Credit transfers; Direct debits; Social costs; Private costs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D12 D23 D24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 58 pages
Date: 2012-06-01
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