02046cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF021349 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513560892 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Cevik, Serhan. Dirty Money : Does the Risk of Infectious Disease Lower Demand for Cash? / Serhan Cevik. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020. 1 online resource (15 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The coronavirus pandemic is a global crisis like no other in modern times, and there is a growing apprehension about handling potentially contaminated cash. This paper is the first empirical attempt in the literature to investigate whether the risk of infectious diseases affects demand for physical cash. Since the intensity of cash use may influence the spread of infectious diseases, this paper utilizes two-stage least squares (2SLS) methodology with instrumental variable (IV) to address omitted variable bias and account for potential endogeneity. The analysis indicates that the spread of infectious diseases lowers demand for physical cash, after controlling for macroeconomic, financial, and technological factors. While the transactional constraints imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic could become a catalyst for the use of digital technologies around the world, electronic payment methods may not be universally available in every country owing to financial and technological bottlenecks. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2020/255 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2020/255/001.2020.issue-255-en.xml IMF e-Library