内容简介：
Deals with the various aspects of the demand for and use of currency and its role in a world of changing payment patterns. A comprehensive introductory survey outlines the evolution of the relevant money demand theory in the last four decades and the empirical findings. The theories are tested and analyzed for the Netherlands, using specially designed surveys, paying particular attention to the influence of cash dispensers and plastic money, providing new measurement methodology. The demand for currency and its components is also analyzed on a multinational level for 15 countries, using data sets on payment systems obtained from the central banks and from a variety of publications. Thus the book is a source of information for all those involved in the use of banknotes and coins, cash dispensers and alternative payments media, such as cheques, credit cards and point-of-sale terminals.