What is privacy worth?

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 249-274

  Acquisti, Alessandro ^a   John, Leslie K ^b   Loewenstein, George ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84883690601     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/671754     Document Type: Article

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