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Consumer privacy and the market for customer information

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Taylor, CR
Published in: RAND Journal of Economics
January 1, 2004

I investigate consumer privacy and the market for customer information in electronic retailing. The value of customer information derives from the ability of Internet firms to identify individual consumers and charge them personalized prices. I study two settings, a confidential regime in which the sale of customer information is not possible, and a disclosure regime in which one firm may compile and sell a customer list to another firm that uses it to price discriminate. Welfare comparisons depend critically on whether consumers anticipate sale of the list and on demand elasticity. Copyright © 2004, RAND.

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RAND Journal of Economics

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0741-6261

Publication Date

January 1, 2004

Volume

35

Issue

4

Start / End Page

631 / 650

Related Subject Headings

  • Economics
  • 3803 Economic theory
  • 3802 Econometrics
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 14 Economics
 

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Taylor, C. R. (2004). Consumer privacy and the market for customer information. RAND Journal of Economics, 35(4), 631–650. https://doi.org/10.2307/1593765
Taylor, C. R. “Consumer privacy and the market for customer information.” RAND Journal of Economics 35, no. 4 (January 1, 2004): 631–50. https://doi.org/10.2307/1593765.
Taylor CR. Consumer privacy and the market for customer information. RAND Journal of Economics. 2004 Jan 1;35(4):631–50.
Taylor, C. R. “Consumer privacy and the market for customer information.” RAND Journal of Economics, vol. 35, no. 4, Jan. 2004, pp. 631–50. Scopus, doi:10.2307/1593765.
Taylor CR. Consumer privacy and the market for customer information. RAND Journal of Economics. 2004 Jan 1;35(4):631–650.

Published In

RAND Journal of Economics

DOI

ISSN

0741-6261

Publication Date

January 1, 2004

Volume

35

Issue

4

Start / End Page

631 / 650

Related Subject Headings

  • Economics
  • 3803 Economic theory
  • 3802 Econometrics
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 14 Economics