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Economic Commentary

When Is Checkout Time?

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The death of paper checks has been predicted since the 1960s, but only recently has their use begun to decline. The end may be near, though, as two forces accelerate the trend away from checks: the growing acceptance of electronic payment instruments and the passage of legislation designed to reduce our reliance on paper checks.

09.01.2004ISSN 2163-3738 EC 9/1/2004

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Bauer, Paul. 2004. “When Is Checkout Time?” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Economic Commentary 9/1/2004.

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