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Financial identity theft is well understood with clear underlying motives. Medical identity theft is new and presents a growing problem. The solutions to both problems however, are less clear.

The Economics of Financial and Medical Identity Theft discusses how the digital... Read Full Overview

Identity in Economics, and in Context.- Modern Technological and Traditional Social Identities.- Identity Theft.- Defeating the Greatest Masquerade.- Secrecy, Privacy, Identity.- Security and Privacy as Market Failures.- Identity Theft in Healthcare.- Healthcare Data: Protections... Read Full Overview