Cash usage at the point-of-sale decreased perceptibly in the past years. This is mainly due to the ongoing trend towards digitalization, but there are also indications that consumers were somewhat pushed into cashless payments by government regulations and supply-side restrictions by commercial...

In this paper, we analyze the volume of euro banknotes issued by Germany within the euro area with several seasonal methods. We draw a distinction between movements within Germany, circulation outside Germany but within the euro area and demand from non-euroarea countries. Our approach suggests...

Wir zeigen, dass die gängige These, Bargeld würde wegen des zunehmenden Einsatzes elektronischer Zahlungsmittel generell immer stärker an Bedeutung verlieren, sowohl im weltweiten Maßstab als auch in den Emissionsländern der international nachfragten Sorten (USD, EUR, CHF, GBP und JPY) als...

To broaden the operational scope of monetary policy, several authors suggest cash abolishment as an appropriate means of breaking through the zero lower bound. The key question in this respect is: What are the costs of such a proposal? We argue that the welfare costs of bypassing the zero lower...

In this paper, we focus on the role of different types of crises (technological crises, financial market crises, natural disasters) and their effects on the demand for cash in an international context. It becomes evident that over the past 30 years cash demand always increased in times of...

To broaden the operational scope of monetary policy, several authors suggest cash abolishment as an appropriate means of breaking through the zero lower bound. The key question in this respect is: What are the costs of such a proposal? We argue that the welfare costs of bypassing the zero lower...

In this paper, we focus on the role of different types of crises (technological crises, financial market crises, natural disasters) and their effects on the demand for cash in an international context. It becomes evident that over the past 30 years cash demand always increased in times of...

Wir zeigen, dass die gängige These, Bargeld würde wegen des zunehmenden Einsatzes elektronischer Zahlungsmittel generell immer stärker an Bedeutung verlieren, sowohl im weltweiten Maßstab als auch in den Emissionsländern der international nachfragten Sorten (USD, EUR, CHF, GBP und JPY) als...

We analyze the role of a well-functioning cash infrastructure for the stabilizing role of cash and the resilience of cash cycles. For that purpose, experiences from developed countries with low and high cash usage are assessed by distinguishing between demand and supply factors to demonstrate...

Cash usage at the point-of-sale decreased perceptibly in the past years. This is mainly due to the ongoing trend towards digitalization, but there are also indications that consumers were somewhat pushed into cashless payments by government regulations and supply-side restrictions by commercial...