Market Design

I'll post market design related news and items about repugnant markets. See also my Stanford profile. I have a general-interest book on market design: Who Gets What--and Why The subtitle is "The new economics of matchmaking and market design."

Showing posts with label ransom. Show all posts

Showing posts with label ransom. Show all posts

Friday, January 28, 2022

Kidnapping and ransom in Nigeria

Paying ransom is a repugnant transaction that looks different ex ante and ex post. In Nigeria, where kidnapping is rampant, the governmen...

Monday, August 10, 2020

Reputation among thieves: ransomware and kidnapping

Like everyone else, I occasionally get notifications of data breaches from organizations with which I have digital relations. Often the bre...

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Ransom as a (not so) repugnant transaction

The United States is revising some policies regarding dealing with Americans held hostage, e.g. in the middle east. The NY Times has the s...

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