Microenterprise Peso Acceptance in El Paso, Texas
Utilizing a unique sample of 253 microenterprise border retailers from El Paso, Texas, this paper explores the possibility of cash payment from cross-border shoppers using Mexican pesos. We find that one-fifth of microenterprise retailers in El Paso accept payment in Mexican pesos. Increased peso ac...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2013 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN |
| Repositorio: | Ensayos Revista de Economía |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ensayos.uanl.mx:article/60 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ensayos.uanl.mx/index.php/ensayos/article/view/60 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Microenterprises Currency Substitution Reverse Dollarization Cross-Border Shoppers El Paso Texas. |
| Sumario: | Utilizing a unique sample of 253 microenterprise border retailers from El Paso, Texas, this paper explores the possibility of cash payment from cross-border shoppers using Mexican pesos. We find that one-fifth of microenterprise retailers in El Paso accept payment in Mexican pesos. Increased peso acceptance rates are associated with retailer proximity to Mexico and business segment in which the retailers compete. El Paso microenterprises are also more likely than their medium- to large-business counterparts to allow payments to be made using Mexican pesos. The opportunity cost of currency substitution is examined for accepting and yet-to-accept firms. JEL Classification: M21, F31, D22. |
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