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Identity theft in the internet age: Evidence from the U.S. states
Author(s) -
Goel Rajeev K.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
managerial and decision economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1099-1468
pISSN - 0143-6570
DOI - 10.1002/mde.2991
Subject(s) - ceteris paribus , identity (music) , the internet , identity theft , panel data , panel survey , demographic economics , business , point (geometry) , economics , internet privacy , econometrics , microeconomics , physics , geometry , mathematics , world wide web , computer science , acoustics
This paper examines the determinants of identity theft, focusing especially on the influence of internet diffusion. Results, based on panel data across the U.S. states, show that a 10% in increase households with internet access would increase identity theft by about 9%, ceteris paribus. Other noteworthy findings point to states with greater corrupt activity having greater identity theft but greater police employment not having a significant deterrent impact. Dynamic panel regressions results reveal the presence of inertia in identity thefts. Some implications for policy are discussed.