The Economics of Privacy
$258.13
- Hardcover
192 pages
- Release Date
13 August 2024
Summary
The Economics of Privacy: A Deep Dive into Data in the Digital Age
A foundational new collection examining the mechanics of privacy in the digital age.
The falling costs of collecting, storing, and processing data have allowed firms and governments to improve their products and services, but have also created databases with detailed individual-level data that raise privacy concerns. This volume summarizes the research on the economics of privacy and identifi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780226834078 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0226834077 |
| Series: | National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report |
| Author: | Avi Goldfarb, Catherine E. Tucker |
| Publisher: | The University of Chicago Press |
| Imprint: | University of Chicago Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 13 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 513g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 25mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
”[These] papers examine the role of economists and economics research in understanding the benefits of privacy and the benefits of data flows, considering applications of the Coase theorem to privacy, the difficulties of measuring the benefits of privacy, and the difficulty of defining privacy through an economic lens.” * Journal of Economic Literature *
About The Author
Avi Goldfarb
Catherine E. Tucker is the Sloan Distinguished Professor of Management at MIT Sloan and a research associate of the NBER.
Avi Goldfarb holds the Rotman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare and is professor of marketing at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, and a research associate of the NBER.
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