Smart(er) Internet regulation through cost-benefit analysis : measuring harms to privacy, freedom of expression, and the Internet ecosystem

Smart(er) Internet Regulation is about applying better regulation principles to the internet. The book addresses difficult-to-quantify policy objectives, such as protection of fundamental rights and the preservation of the internet ecosystem, and proposes a method to make trade-offs more explicit, and regulatory solutions better fit for purpose.

- « ... a level-headed look at the costs and benefits that flow from internet regulation...Maxwell's analysis of fundamental rights is enlightening. »

Martin Cave, Imperial College Business School, London

- « ... a checklist that should be used by anyone considering a new regulation affecting internet intermediaries. »

Nicolas Curien, French Audiovisual Regulatory Authority (CSA)

- « ...a must-read for students of digital regulation. »

Maya Bacache, French Council of Economic Analysis (CAE)

- « Maxwell has shown that cost-benefit analyses can bring clearer thinking to internet regulation. »

Marc Bourreau, Telecom ParisTech