Exploration into the Law and Economics of Secrets
23 Pages Posted: 3 Jul 2012
Date Written: April 23, 2012
Abstract
Secrets are omnipresent in our society. They are meant to be certain stocks of knowledge of some kind, which can be concealed by the bearer, voluntarily disclosed, shared with fiduciaries, and become the source of espionage, blackmailing and other controversial activities. The present paper attempts to clarify the notion of secrets, their various forms of appearance and the question to what extent they are problematical in terms of welfare economics by applying the economic analysis of law.
Keywords: Secret, Confidentiallity, Disclosure, Right to Concealment, Espionage, Blackmailing
JEL Classification: K00, K13, K42
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