Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Bijwaard, G.E.
Author-Name-Last: Bijwaard
Author-Name-First: Govert
Author-Person: pbi2
Author-Name: Franses, Ph.H.B.F.
Author-Name-Last: Franses
Author-Name-First: Philip Hans
Author-Person: pfr226
Title: Does rounding matter for payment efficiency?
Abstract: Theory predicts that dismissing the 1 and 2 euro cent coins from the denominational range of the euro leads to more payment efficiency. To examine whether this theory holds true in practice, we collected data for the Netherlands before and after September 1 2004, which marks the day that retail stores were allowed to round all amounts at 5 euro cents. The data consist of wallet contents for three cross sections of individuals. We propose a multivariate Poisson- log Normal model to analyze these data. We find that rounding leads to less 1 and 2 cent coins in wallets, but that still other coins are over or underrepresented, thereby suggesting that the euro range does not yet lead to fully efficient payment behavior.
Creation-Date: 2006-10-03
File-URL: https://repub.eur.nl/pub/8013/EI2006-43.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
Series: RePEc:ems:eureir
Number: EI 2006-43
Classification-JEL: C15, C35, E51
Keywords: cash payment, euro denomination, maximum simulated likelihood, multivariate poisson-log normal
Handle: RePEc:ems:eureir:8013