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The data privacy paradox and digital demand

June 28, 2021

Online consumers tend to say they care about privacy but at same time choose to share their personal data either for free or for little reward. This column examines this 'data privacy paradox' using data from a survey of Alipay users. It finds no relationship between users' self-stated privacy concerns and the number of third-party mini-programs on the site they agree to share their data with, and argues that this may be explained by users with stronger privacy concerns tending to benefit more from using these mini-programs. Rather than having innate data privacy concerns, consumers appear to develop concerns as a ...

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New patterns of profit shifting emerge from country-by-country data

June 28, 2021

G7 finance ministers recently committed to a global minimum tax rate for multinational enterprises. A key objective is to reduce profit shifting by large enterprises. This column uses new microdata to show how the profit-shifting response to tax rate changes depends on tax rate differentials. Profit shifting is significantly more sensitive to tax rate changes in countries with tax rates lower than the world average, and less sensitive in countries close to the average. As a result, policies aimed at guaranteeing a minimum level of taxation may be effective and efficient in curbing profit shifting by reducing tax rate ...

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On this day: June 28

June 28, 2021

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On this day: June 28

June 28, 2021

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June 28 Wikipedia featured article

June 28, 2021

Phillip Davey

Phillip Davey (1896–1953) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross. Along with his unit, the 10th Battalion, he landed at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, on 25 April 1915. He fought with his unit against the Ottoman army until he was evacuated sick in early November. He rejoined his battalion on the Western Front in October 1916. In January 1918 he was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in rescuing a wounded man under fire. He was promoted to corporal in April. On 28 June, in the lead-up to the capture of Merris, he killed an eight-man German machine-gun crew, ...

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Wikipedia picture of the day for June 28

June 28, 2021

Lyman J. Gage

Lyman J. Gage (June 28, 1836 – January 26, 1927) was an American financier and Presidential Cabinet officer. From March 1897 until January 1902, he served as Secretary of the Treasury in the successive administrations of Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.

Engraving credit: Bureau of Engraving and Printing; restored by Andrew Shiva

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