A cashless economy is a less inclusive economy.
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As the US increasingly becomes a cashless society, it’s getting harder to use currency to pay for things – including taxes. One fearless economist gave it a try.
El Salvador has become the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. This is a noble idea, but unworkable in the long term.
Millions of Americans are financially excluded from the banking system, which makes them even more vulnerable during the current crisis.
You can’t fix financial literacy with digital wallets.
Facebook claims its new cryptocurrency will bring financial inclusion and opportunity to billions, pushing cash further to the fringes. Is that a good thing?
India’s recent move toward a cash-free society helped reveal just how important physical currency is to the informal economies that the poorest families depend upon.
The South African Social Security Agency has created a crisis that threatens to deliver social grant recipients on a silver platter into the hands of unscrupulous financial services companies.
The notes in your pocket say they’re legal tender for all debts public and private. Are they lying?
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Director: Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Assistant Professor of Economics, The College of Wooster
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Senior Lecturer - Finance and Fintech, University of Westminster
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Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, University of Michigan
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Lecturer in International Business and Comparative Management, King's College London
