Online privacy and market structure: Theory and evidence

IF 4.5 3区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Information Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.infoecopol.2022.100985

Lorien Sabatino , Geza Sapi

引用次数: 23

Abstract

This paper investigates how privacy regulation affects the structure of online markets. We empirically analyse the effects of the 2009 ePrivacy Directive in Europe on firm revenues. Our results indicate that, if any, only large firms were weakly negatively affected by the implementation of the Directive. We also provide a simple theoretical model predicting an avenue how privacy regulation may predominantly influence the revenues and profits of larger firms, even if - as some of our evidence indicates - these larger firms may actually offer more privacy than smaller rivals. Our results suggest that while privacy regulation is not without costs to businesses, it need not distort competition to the favour of larger firms.

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网络隐私与市场结构:理论与证据

本文研究了隐私监管对网络市场结构的影响。我们实证分析了2009年欧洲电子隐私指令对公司收入的影响。我们的结果表明，如果有的话，只有大公司受到指令实施的弱负面影响。我们还提供了一个简单的理论模型，预测隐私监管如何主要影响大公司的收入和利润，即使-正如我们的一些证据表明-这些大公司实际上可能比较小的竞争对手提供更多的隐私。我们的研究结果表明，虽然隐私监管对企业来说并非没有成本，但它不一定会扭曲竞争，使之有利于大公司。

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来源期刊

Information Economics and Policy ECONOMICS-

CiteScore

5.00

自引率

10.70%

发文量

期刊介绍： IEP is an international journal that aims to publish peer-reviewed policy-oriented research about the production, distribution and use of information, including these subjects: the economics of the telecommunications, mass media, and other information industries, the economics of innovation and intellectual property, the role of information in economic development, and the role of information and information technology in the functioning of markets. The purpose of the journal is to provide an interdisciplinary and international forum for theoretical and empirical research that addresses the needs of other researchers, government, and professionals who are involved in the policy-making process. IEP publishes research papers, short contributions, and surveys.