The Economics and Regulation of Financial Privacy An International Comparison of Credit Reporting Systems /

• Main Author: Jentzsch, Nicola (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD, 2006.
• Series: Contributions to Economics,
• Subjects: Public finance.; Macroeconomics.; Economic policy.; Law and economics.; Economics.; Economic Policy.; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.; Law and Economics.; Financial Law/Fiscal Law.

This book provides the first in-depth analysis of the economics and regulation of financial privacy. It is an international comparison of credit reporting systems in the United States and in European countries. On the theoretical level the book explains competition in information markets, especially...

Table of Contents:

• The Theory of Information and Privacy
• The Institutions of Credit Reporting
• Economic Effects of Credit Reporting
• Lessons for Credit Reporting Regulation
• Conclusions.