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Payment Systems Are Different: Shouldn't Their Regulation Be Too?

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  • Simon John

    (Reserve Bank of Australia)

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This paper makes the case that the structure of payment systems is such that, in contrast to competition in normal markets, private incentives can encourage activities and pricing that do not necessarily improve social welfare. Furthermore, while there is usually a reasonable presumption that where arrangements do not breach antitrust laws they are efficient, this presumption does not necessarily carry over to payment systems. Thus, there is a case for the regulation of payment systems. In particular, the paper suggests that, because of the distinctive nature of payment systems, payment system specific regulation has a number of advantages over generic antitrust regulation.

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  • Simon John, 2005. "Payment Systems Are Different: Shouldn't Their Regulation Be Too?," Review of Network Economics, De Gruyter, vol. 4(4), pages 1-20, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:rneart:v:4:y:2005:i:4:n:7
    DOI: 10.2202/1446-9022.1082
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    1. Ching, Andrew T. & Hayashi, Fumiko, 2010. "Payment card rewards programs and consumer payment choice," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 34(8), pages 1773-1787, August.
    2. Fumiko Hayashi, 2013. "The new debit card regulations: effects on merchants, consumers, and payments system efficiency," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, vol. 98(Q I), pages 89-118.
    3. Fumiko Hayashi, 2009. "Do U.S. consumers really benefit from payment card rewards?," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, vol. 94(Q I), pages 37-63.

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