Download or read book The Economics and Regulation of Financial Privacy written by Nicola Jentzsch and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-09-29 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the first in-depth analysis of the topic, offering an international comparison of credit reporting systems. Coverage includes competition in information markets, the microeconomics of information and privacy, and economic incentives to disclose or to conceal information. The book examines the history of credit reporting agencies and the regulation of privacy and credit reporting around the world. Finally, it surveys the effects of credit reporting in credit markets worldwide.