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The Bank of Canada 2015 Retailer Survey on the Cost of Payment Methods: Sampling

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  • Angelika Welte

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In 2015, the Bank of Canada undertook the large-scale Retailer Survey on the Cost of Payment Methods. This paper describes and discusses the sampling methodology used in this survey, with a focus on the challenges of voluntary business surveys. Recommendations for sampling strategies in future retailer surveys are offered.

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  • Angelika Welte, 2017. "The Bank of Canada 2015 Retailer Survey on the Cost of Payment Methods: Sampling," Technical Reports 108, Bank of Canada.
    • Handle: RePEc:bca:bocatr:108
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    1. Carlos Arango & Varya Taylor, 2008. "Merchants' Costs of Accepting Means of Payment: Is Cash the Least Costly?," Bank of Canada Review, Bank of Canada, vol. 2008(Winter), pages 17-25.
    2. Heng Chen & Rallye Shen, 2017. "The Bank of Canada 2015 Retailer Survey on the Cost of Payment Methods: Calibration for Single-Location Retailers," Technical Reports 109, Bank of Canada.
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    1. Stan Hatko, 2017. "The Bank of Canada 2015 Retailer Survey on the Cost of Payment Methods: Nonresponse," Technical Reports 107, Bank of Canada.
    2. Heng Chen & Rallye Shen, 2017. "The Bank of Canada 2015 Retailer Survey on the Cost of Payment Methods: Calibration for Single-Location Retailers," Technical Reports 109, Bank of Canada.
    3. Angelika Welte & Joy Wu, 2023. "The 2021–22 Merchant Acceptance Survey Pilot Study," Discussion Papers 2023-1, Bank of Canada.
    4. Valéry Dongmo Jiongo, 2017. "The Bank of Canada 2015 Retailer Survey on the Cost of Payment Methods: Estimation of the Total Private Cost for Large Businesses," Technical Reports 110, Bank of Canada.
    5. Fung, Ben & Huynh, Kim P. & Nield, Kerry & Welte, Angelika, 2018. "Merchant acceptance of cash and credit cards at the point of sale," Journal of Payments Strategy & Systems, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 12(2), pages 150-165, July.
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    Keywords

    Central bank research; Econometric and statistical methods;

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    • C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods
    • C8 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs
    • C81 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access
    • C83 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Survey Methods; Sampling Methods

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