Microenterprise Peso Acceptance in El Paso, Texas

Utilizing a unique sample of 253 microenterprise border retailers from El Paso, Texas, this paper explores the possibility of cash payment from cross-border shoppers using Mexican pesos. We find that one-fifth of microenterprise retailers in El Paso accept payment in Mexican pesos. Increased peso ac...

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Autor principal: J. Pisani, Michael
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Lenguaje:español
Publicado: Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://ensayos.uanl.mx/index.php/ensayos/article/view/60
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description Utilizing a unique sample of 253 microenterprise border retailers from El Paso, Texas, this paper explores the possibility of cash payment from cross-border shoppers using Mexican pesos. We find that one-fifth of microenterprise retailers in El Paso accept payment in Mexican pesos. Increased peso acceptance rates are associated with retailer proximity to Mexico and business segment in which the retailers compete. El Paso microenterprises are also more likely than their medium- to large-business counterparts to allow payments to be made using Mexican pesos. The opportunity cost of currency substitution is examined for accepting and yet-to-accept firms. JEL Classification: M21, F31, D22.
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spelling ensayos-article-602025-01-14T15:14:22Z Microenterprise Peso Acceptance in El Paso, Texas J. Pisani, Michael Microenterprises Currency Substitution Reverse Dollarization Cross-Border Shoppers El Paso Texas. Utilizing a unique sample of 253 microenterprise border retailers from El Paso, Texas, this paper explores the possibility of cash payment from cross-border shoppers using Mexican pesos. We find that one-fifth of microenterprise retailers in El Paso accept payment in Mexican pesos. Increased peso acceptance rates are associated with retailer proximity to Mexico and business segment in which the retailers compete. El Paso microenterprises are also more likely than their medium- to large-business counterparts to allow payments to be made using Mexican pesos. The opportunity cost of currency substitution is examined for accepting and yet-to-accept firms. JEL Classification: M21, F31, D22. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León 2013-11-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article Artículo arbitrado por pares application/pdf https://ensayos.uanl.mx/index.php/ensayos/article/view/60 10.29105/ensayos32.2-4 Ensayos Revista de Economía; Vol. 32 No. 2 (2013): November 2013; 75-94 Ensayos Revista de Economía; Vol. 32 Núm. 2 (2013): NOVIEMBRE 2013; 75-94 2448-8402 1870-221X spa https://ensayos.uanl.mx/index.php/ensayos/article/view/60/46 Derechos de autor 2013 Michael J. Pisani, Thomas M. Fullerton, Jr. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
spellingShingle Microenterprises
Currency Substitution
Reverse Dollarization
Cross-Border Shoppers
El Paso Texas.
J. Pisani, Michael
Microenterprise Peso Acceptance in El Paso, Texas
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title_fullStr Microenterprise Peso Acceptance in El Paso, Texas
title_full_unstemmed Microenterprise Peso Acceptance in El Paso, Texas
title_short Microenterprise Peso Acceptance in El Paso, Texas
title_sort microenterprise peso acceptance in el paso texas
topic Microenterprises
Currency Substitution
Reverse Dollarization
Cross-Border Shoppers
El Paso Texas.
topic_facet Microenterprises
Currency Substitution
Reverse Dollarization
Cross-Border Shoppers
El Paso Texas.
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