In this study, we set up a quantitative trade model with data protection regulation in order to examine the welfare impact of the EU GDPR and data localiztaion measures on the global economy in a unified framework. Data localization measures can create additional trade costs, which can serve as...

Increasingly dominant online platforms are collecting and sharing user data across multiple markets, raising red flags as regards privacy, as well as potential anti-competitive abuses. We analyse competition among two platforms that compete in prices and advertising quantities, with one platform...

Motivated by the unprecedented availability of consumer information on the Internet, we characterize the winners and losers from potential privacy regulation in the context of four commonly-used oligopoly models: a linear city model, a circular city model, a vertical differentiation model, and a...