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Curing Spam: Rights, Signals & Screens

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Marshall Van Alstyne (Boston University & MIT)
Abstract

Recognizing spam as a pollution problem points to a market-based approach that could be more effective than prior approaches based on technology or law. Marshall Van Alstyne argues that an imperfect market could create more value than even a hypothetical "perfect" filter.

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Article provided by Berkeley Electronic Press in its journal The Economists' Voice.

Volume (Year): 4 (2007)
Issue (Month): 2 ()
Pages: 4
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Keywords: Coase Theorem advertising spam rights signaling screening attention bonds attention markets

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