tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18727600.post-28826390194625418652008-05-05T07:22:00.005+02:002008-05-05T07:37:13.033+02:00Has interchange regulation in Australia redistributed wealth in favour of merchants?Mandated reductions in interchange fees in Australia were supposed to cause retail prices to drop, directly benefiting consumers. The whole idea is that interchange is a “hidden fee” that retailers bundle into their prices, and that a reduction in fees charged to merchants would benefit customers. Sounds like basic, logical thinking that you would find in a high school economics and civics class,Aneace Haddadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08119604490247753986noreply@blogger.com