The Program on Economics & Privacy (PEP) at George Mason University School of Law will host a Scholars Conference on the economics of digital information policy on Friday, April 28, 2017. The mission of PEP is to promote the sound application of economic analysis to issues surrounding the digital information economy through original research, policy outreach, and education.

The Scholars Conference will showcase original research papers on such topics as:

• Consumer valuation of privacy
• Data security in the payment cards industry
• The impact of identity theft on consumer behavior
• Antitrust and the use of consumer data
• The costs and benefits of privacy regulation
• The effect of genetic privacy laws

Registration will be available soon.