NY Fed conference on The Economics of Payments II

Economists in recent years have opened many avenues for research on the economics of payments, such as industrial organization of two-sided markets, monetary theory, and empirical economics. In addition, payment markets continue to be dynamic. Rapid changes in the use of payment instruments are occurring around the world, evidenced by the decline in check usage in the United States, the growth of debit and credit card payments in many countries, the development of personal online payment methods, the redesign of large-value payment systems in many countries, and the response to antitrust disputes involving card-based payments. To add to the research on the economics of payments, the Federal Reserve Banks of New York and Atlanta are organizing this conference. The organizers welcome submissions (in pdf format with all fonts embedded) of theoretically as well as empirically oriented papers on retail and wholesale payment systems by October 31, 2005. Limited travel funding is available for academic presenters.

Please send submissions or requests for more information to:

antoine.martin@ny.frb.org