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My five pounds are not as good as yours, so I will spend them

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2025

Sotiris Vandoros
Sotiris Vandoros*
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London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK
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e-mail: s.vandoros@lse.ac.uk
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Abstract

An experimental approach is used to examine how money denomination and the choice between or availability of coins and banknotes may influence consumers’ purchasing behaviour. Evidence shows that for small amounts of money, consumers may prefer a smaller monetary value in banknotes rather than a higher value in coins. Findings also suggest that people carrying coins are more likely to make a purchase of small value than people not carrying coins.

Keywords

Field experimentCurrency denominationBanknotesCoins

JEL classification

C93: Field Experiments

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Original Paper
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Experimental Economics , Volume 16 , Issue 4 , December 2013 , pp. 546 - 559
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Copyright © 2013 Economic Science Association

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