European payment system and monetary union

We make a comparative study of payment systems for E.U. -fifteen countries for the 1996-2002 period. Special attention is paid to the introduction of the new European single currency. The overall trend in payments is for a move from cash to noncash payment instruments, although electronic instrument...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Utrero González, Natalia, Callado Muñoz, Francisco J.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/1755
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/1755
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Sistema monetari europeu
Unió Econòmica i Monetària Europea
European Monetary System
European Economic and Monetary Union
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Sumario:We make a comparative study of payment systems for E.U. -fifteen countries for the 1996-2002 period. Special attention is paid to the introduction of the new European single currency. The overall trend in payments is for a move from cash to noncash payment instruments, although electronic instruments are not widely used yet. We find a significant impact from the introduction of the new banknotes and coins on card use