Review of Network Economics

The June 2003 issue of the Review of Network Economics was dedicated to the economics of payments and card network schemes. The Review is "an electronic-based refereed journal that publishes papers on the economics of network industries that have the primary purpose of reviewing, surveying, or providing a fresh perspective on the existing literature." Articles included:

• Theory of Credit Card Networks: A Survey of the Literature, by Sujit Chakravorti
• An Economic Analysis of the Determination of Interchange Fees in Payment Card Systems, by Jean-Charles Rochet and Jean Tirole
• An Introduction to the Economics of Payment Card Networks, by Robert M. Hunt
• The Theory of Interchange Fees: A Synthesis of Recent Contributions, by Jean-Charles Rochet
• Approaches to Regulating Interchange Fees in Payment Systems, by Joshua S. Gans and Stephen P. King
• Automated Teller Machine Network Pricing - A Review of the Literature, by James J. McAndrews
• What does it Cost to Make a Payment?, by David Humphrey, Magnus Willesson, Ted Lindblomand, and Goran Bergendahl
• Technology Adoption and Consumer Payments: Evidence from Survey Data, by Fumiko Hayashi and Elizabeth Klee