• Media type: Report; E-Book
  • Title: Low-income consumers and payment choice
  • Contributor: Shy, Oz [Author]
  • Published: Atlanta, GA: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 2020
  • Language: English
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.29338/wp2020-03
  • Keywords: consumer payment choice ; household income ; random utility analysis ; E42 ; financial inclusion ; unbanked consumers ; D9
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  • Description: Low-income consumers are not only constrained with spending, but also with the type and variety of payment methods available to them. Using a representative sample of the U.S. adult population, this paper analyzes the low possession (adoption) of credit and debit cards among lowincome consumers who are also unbanked. Using a random utility model, I estimate the potential welfare gains associated with policy options suggested in the literature to provide subsidized and unsubsidized debit cards to this consumer population.
  • Access State: Open Access