COVID-19 and regional shifts in Swiss retail payments

Abstract This paper analyzes card payments to the retail sector in Switzerland during the COVID-19 crisis. We provide evidence on aggregate effects and regional shifts. Pronounced shifts—which persisted post-lockdown—can be observed from urban to suburban and rural areas and among cantons. Data allo...

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Main Authors: Sébastien Kraenzlin, Christoph Meyer, Thomas Nellen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41937-020-00061-x