Bitcoins werden in der Öffentlichkeit momentan vor allem unter den Aspekten des »staatsfernen« Geldes und der Gefahren einer spekulativen Blase diskutiert. In der Euphorie über die neue Form digitaler Währung wird häufig übersehen, dass Bitcoins und andere Kryptowährungen im Gegensatz...

At their essence, blockchains are digital sequences of numbers coded into computer software that permit the secure exchange, recording, and broadcasting of transactions between individual users operating anywhere in the world with Internet access. Like most technological changes, the development...

Bitcoins werden in der Öffentlichkeit momentan vor allem unter den Aspekten des »staatsfernen« Geldes und der Gefahren einer spekulativen Blase diskutiert. In der Euphorie über die neue Form digitaler Währung wird häufig übersehen, dass Bitcoins und andere Kryptowährungen im Gegensatz...

At their essence, blockchains are digital sequences of numbers coded into computer software that permit the secure exchange, recording, and broadcasting of transactions between individual users operating anywhere in the world with Internet access. Like most technological changes, the development...

In dem Bericht werden die Gespräche zusammengefasst, die beim EIB Africa Day 2017 in der Diskussionsrunde über die digitale finanzielle Inklusion in Afrika geführt wurden. Der Africa Day fand am 6. Juli 2017 in Berlin statt. Organisatoren waren die EIB, der Afrika-Verein der Deutschen...

Diese Dissertation untersucht den Einfluss von Innovationen im Zahlungsverkehr wie kontaktloses und mobiles Bezahlen auf das individuelle Zahlungsverhalten. Sie beinhaltet drei empirische Untersuchungen im Bereich der Zahlungsökonomie, welche die Lücke in diesem relativ neuen Forschungsfeld...

Purpose- We respond to some challenges in the transition to Sustainable Development Goals by examining the correlations between mobile and inclusive development (quality of growth, poverty and inequality) in 93 developing countries for the year 2011. Design/methodology/approach- Mobile money...

This paper develops an economic framework to analyze the exchange rate of virtual currency. Three components are important: first, the current use of virtual currency to make payments; second, the decision of forward-looking investors to buy virtual currency (thereby effectively regulating its...

Mobile money (MM) services can contribute to welfare gains in smallholder farm households. Previous research showed that one important pathway is through higher remittances received from relatives and friends. Here, the role of other impact pathways is examined, especially focusing on...

Empirically observed intertemporal choices about money have long been thought to exhibit present bias, i.e. higher short-term compared to long-term discount rates. Recently, this view has been called into question on both empirical and theoretical grounds, and a spate of recent findings suggest...

This paper develops an economic framework to analyze the exchange rate of virtual currency. Three components are important: first, the current use of virtual currency to make payments; second, the decision of forward-looking investors to buy virtual currency (thereby effectively regulating its...

Over millennia, mankind has used hard cash in various forms ranging from shells to gold coins and paper. More recently, cash has become unpopular in political circles, as it effectively restricts states’ power to tax (explicitly or via negative interest rates) or to survey and potentially...

Despite the fact that the use of mobile money technology has been spreading rapidly in developing countries, empirical studies on the broader welfare effects of the technology on rural households are still limited. Using household survey data, we analyse the effect of mobile money on household...

Mobile money has grown rapidly in the past few years. It has contributed to greater financial inclusion for the poor and unbanked, bringing millions of people into a formal financial system. Despite the increased use of mobile money, little research has focused on non-profits’ preparedness to...

Background: Mobile money services have been associated with unprecedented access to financial services, notably to under-banked and unbanked populations. Thus, mobile money opens a channel through which to examine the supply of private sector credit in Uganda. This study investigates how mobile...