We study the international protection of consumer data in a model where data usage benefits firms at the expense of their customers. We show that a multinational firm does not balance this trade-off efficiently if its data usage lacks (full) transparency or if consumers’ privacy preference...

The movement of personal data across national borders is fundamental to the Internet economy. Yet the laws that govern such data flows remain national or, at best, regional. This mismatch weakens privacy protection, increases costs and uncertainty for business, creates tension and political...

For several decades now, publicly-held corporations have been adopting codes of conduct or corporate codes of ethics to further both federal law, as well as corporate goals and mandates. The implementation of such codes, however, is creating a legal conundrum for those firms seeking to operate...