What happens when we find out how much everyone else is making?

Perez-Truglia, Ricardo (2020) What happens when we find out how much everyone else is making? LSE Business Review (03 Jan 2020), pp. 1-4. Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Technological advances have made it possible for everyone to know potentially everything about everyone else. Sci-fi shows such as Netflix’s Black Mirror imagine dystopian scenarios that could result from these new technologies. In the real world, social media is already allowing individuals to disclose details about their personal lives with strangers. This technological change has sparked a policy debate too: should governments disclose data such as tax records?

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions J Political Science H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance
Date Deposited:	25 Mar 2020 15:18
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 10:25
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/103837

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