Consumer Surplus of Alternative Payment Methods: Paying Uber with Cash
Fernando Alvarez, University of Chicago and David Argenté, Penn State University
November 15, 2021
Worldwide, Uber accepts cash payments in more than 400 cities; however, some governments have restricted cash payments, eliminating the option for many riders. New research based on a number of experiments in Mexico, reveals that cash payments for Uber rides account for a consumer surplus of 50 percent
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Meeting Amandine Blier: Communication Manager at Citéco
Communication Team / Equipo de Comunicación
September 24, 2021
Amandine Blier, Communication Manager at Citéco and a jury member of the IMAGINE CURRENCY photo contest, shares her vision of the future of money. Discover her questions, her doubts, but also her favourite ideas!
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Cash, Diversity, and Inclusion: The Turing Note in the U.K.
Manuel A. Bautista-González
July 06, 2021
This LGBTQ+ Pride month, the Bank of England launched a new £50 note depicting Alan Turing, mathematician, cryptographer, and father of modern computing, unjustly treated for being gay.
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IMAGINE CURRENCY: Photo Contest Now Open!
Communication Team / Equipo de Comunicación
June 28, 2021
After continuous years of success, CashEssentials is running its fourth photo contest where you’re invited to imagine the future and create your currency. Pick the images, background, name and associated values and let your banknote or coin tell a story of humanity and solidarity.
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