More than 5 years after the entry into force of the GDPR, the CNIL and the French Treasury are organising, on 20 May, an international academic event on the assessment of its economic impact. The conference will gather economists experts in the field, and French and European regulators.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into force in May 2018, has shaped the institutional framework of digital economy in Europe. Has it increased the economic welfare of Europeans? What where the costs of its implementation? What economic benefits of compliance can companies take advantage of? Is its implementation fully effective on the ground? Has it had a global impact? What is the current state of play in terms of innovation, trust and competition?
Many empirical studies, particularly by economists, have addressed these questions in recent years, using increasingly powerful statistical approaches. But have these studies told the whole story ? This work is giving rise to a rich academic debate in both Europe and North America, the conclusions of which are of interest to regulators and citizens alike.
To take stock of this work, the CNIL and the French Treasury are organising an international academic event on Tuesday 20 May (starting from 13:00 to 18:00 CET). Bringing together economists with expertise in the field,as well as French and European regulators, it aims to draw lessons from the impact of the GDPR from a new, more economic and concrete perspective.
GDPR: what economic impact?
Tuesday 20 May 2025, 13:00 – 18:00 CET
At CNIL’s premises and online
The programSubject to change
The event will be held in English with simultaneous French translation.
Welcome starting at 13h00Event hosted by Grazia Cecere, professor of economics at Institut Mines-Télécom Business School
14:00Opening by Marie-Laure DENIS, chair of CNIL
14:15Keynote by Dorothée ROUZET, chief economist, French Treasury
14:40Round table 1 - Economic impact assessments and GDPR regulation, methodology and key lessons
Moderator: Tom REYNOLDS, chief economist of the ICO - Information Commissioner's Office (UK data protection authority)
Keynote by Philippe AGHION, professor of economics at the Collège de France and the London School of Economics
16:20Roundtable 2 - Impact of GDPR on innovation, competition, interregulatory aspects
Moderator: Bertrand du Marais, Councillor of State and CNIL commissioner
Concluding speech by Alessandro ACQUISTI, professor at Carnegie Mellon University, USA
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