Unwillingness to pay for privacy: A field experiment

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2012
Volume: 117
Issue: 1
Pages: 25-27

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We measure willingness to pay for privacy in a field experiment. Participants bought at most one DVD from one of two competing online stores. One store consistently required more sensitive personal data than the other, but otherwise the stores were identical. In one treatment, DVDs were one Euro cheaper at the store requesting more personal information, and almost all buyers chose the cheaper store. Surprisingly, in the second treatment when prices were identical, participants bought from both shops equally often.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:117:y:2012:i:1:p:25-27
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25