Using monthly zip-code level data on credit card transactions covering 16 U.S. cities, this paper investigates changes in consumption at local commercial places during the early coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) era. Since using aggregate-level data can suppress valuable information on...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) facilitates cybersecurity information sharing among federal government departments and agencies and critical infrastructure owners and operators to promote their security. Information sharing is deemed of critical importance to accomplish the...

Telemonitoring devices can be used to screen consumer characteristics and mitigate information asymmetries that lead to adverse selection in insurance markets. Nevertheless, some consumers value their privacy and dislike sharing private information with insurers. In a second-best efficient...