Debit card usage
an examination of its impact on household debt
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.61190/fsr.v16i1.4878Keywords:
Survey of Consumer Finances, Payment instrument, Household debts, Debit card, Credit cardAbstract
This paper investigates debit card usage and its impact on household debts, using the 2004 Survey of Consumer Finances. By conducting simultaneous equation modeling, we examine how debit card users are different from non-users, and whether debit card usage influences household debt. We find that, after controlling for selection bias, the use of debit cards is negatively associated with household debt. We also find that those with revolving debt tendencies (i.e., carrying outstanding balances on credit cards) are more likely to use debit cards than those without a revolving debt tendency. We conclude that debit card usage discourages the accumulation of household debt rather than that debit card users tend to be financially conscientious.
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