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March 1, 2020, Paper: "The internet comprises thousands of independently operated networks, where bilaterally negotiated interconnection agreements determine the flow of data between networks. This column examines the impact of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation on the interconnection behaviour of network operators. It finds no measurable effects of GDPR on interconnection topology at the network level, with networks in the EEA growing at a rate similar to networks in non-EEA OECDcountries and only economically small effects on the entry and the number of networks." 

Non-HKS Author Website - Shane Greenstein