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Rockenbach, Bettina ORCID: 0000-0003-2624-1964, Sadrieh, Abdolkarim ORCID: 0000-0002-9322-4729 and Schielke, Anne (2021). Paying with your personal data: the insensitivity of private information provision to asymmetric benefits. J. Econ. Sci. Assoc.-JESA, 7 (1). S. 64 - 74. NEW YORK: SPRINGER. ISSN 2199-6784

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Abstract

Internet services are often free of charge but ask for customers' personal data in exchange for usage. We experimentally study whether the provision of information-based public goods is susceptible to restraint when contributions not only make contributors better off but also enable a non-contributing big player to acquire substantial profits. We show that the presence of the big player crowds out the willingness to provide neutral tokens, but no such effect is observed for the provision of private information. Hence, collecting anonymized personal data instead of monetary fees can be more profitable to service providers and create greater benefits for customers.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Rockenbach, Bettina UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-2624-1964 UNSPECIFIED Sadrieh, Abdolkarim UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-9322-4729 UNSPECIFIED Schielke, Anne UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-579545
DOI:	10.1007/s40881-021-00102-y
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Econ. Sci. Assoc.-JESA
Volume:	7
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 64 - 74
Date:	2021
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	2199-6784
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Center of Excellence C-SEB Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences > Economics > Microeconomics, Institutions and markets > Professorship for Experimental and Behavioral Economics Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences > Economics > Microeconomics, Institutions and markets > Reinhard Selten Institute
Subjects:	Economics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language RECIPROCITY Multiple languages Economics Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/57954