Summary of the Workshop on Consumer Behavior and Payment Choice

Schuh, Scott D.; Stavins, Joanna

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1310350

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Summary of the Workshop on Consumer Behavior and Payment Choice

FRB of Boston Public Policy Discussion Paper No. 08-5

16 Pages Posted: 3 Dec 2008

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Scott D. Schuh

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - Research Department

Joanna Stavins

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Date Written: October 31, 2008

Abstract

This paper summarizes and outlines some interesting issues that arose during a recent workshop on Consumer Behavior and Payment Choice, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Emerging Payments Research Group (EPRG) on July 25, 2008. Topics addressed are the consumer adoption of new payment technologies, credit card debt management, payment card surcharges, and involuntary bank account closures.

JEL Classification: D13, D14, E41, G11

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Schuh, Scott and Stavins, Joanna, Summary of the Workshop on Consumer Behavior and Payment Choice (October 31, 2008). FRB of Boston Public Policy Discussion Paper No. 08-5, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1310350 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1310350