Jurnal Ekonomi Pembangunan
Vol. 20 No. 02 (2022): Jurnal Ekonomi Pembangunan

The The Impact of a Cashless Payment System on Inflation

muslikhati muslikhati (Unknown)
Fitrian Aprilianto (University of Muhammadiyah Malang)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 2022

Abstract

The rise of transactions without using money or what is commonly referred to as cashless transactions. Cashless transactions have several advantages, namely, functional, effortless, and quick. In addition, cashless transactions get an impact on monetary policy in Indonesia. The convenience obtained when conducting cashless transactions results in the acceleration of the velocity of money. Although the number of cash transactions in the community has decreased, the rate of money creates a high intensity with the use of cashless transactions. If the power of money circulation is high, it is feared that it will cause inflationary effects. This study aims to determine the impact of the cashless payment system on inflation. A quantitative approach was used in this study with secondary data which in the source obtained through documentation techniques obtained from Bank Indonesia (BI) and the Central Statistics Agency (BPS).  from January 2009 until December 2020. The analysis technique uses multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that the electronic-money variables had a significant negative effect, the debit card variables had a significant positive impact, the credit card variables had an insignificant negative effect, and the interest rate variables had a significant positive impact.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jep

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Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Jurnal ekonomi pembangunan published by Pusat Pengkajian Ekonomi dan Kebijakan Publik (PPEKP), Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Muhammadiyah Malang. This journal is used as a source of information about scientific works in the field of development economics for every academician, ...