> Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 18:57:37 +0100 > From: Izabela Correa <[email protected]> > Subject: [okfn-discuss] Indication of case studies: regulatory regimes > through transparency > To: Open Knowledge Foundation discussion list > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > > Dear colleagues > > My name is Izabela and I am a MRes/PhD Student at the LSE working on the > evolution and effectiveness of regulatory systems through transparency, > i.e. the disclosure of information with the purpose of helping regulators > achieve their purposes (e.g. improve the quality of public schools through > the disclosure of information that promote competition; improve the > consumption of fruits and vegetables by requesting that companies disclose > information on nutrition of products; disclosure of financial information > by banks with the purpose of informing investors about risks; so on). > > In other words, I am talking about regulations that oblige the disclosure > of data/information as a mechanism to allow users to make choices (e.g. > parents deciding in which school to enrol their kids; consumers deciding to > buy healthier products; investors investing in funds with higher levels of > governance). I would like to ask your kind help in indicating any case > studies you know that have been conducted in this direction. > > I am also looking for studies on the impact of open data and structured > information on consumers' choice. ANY suggestion in this direction is more > than welcome. > > Best, > Izabela. > > Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic > communications disclaimer: http://lse.ac.uk/emailDisclaimer > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.okfn.org/pipermail/okfn-discuss/attachments/20130507/b0e614ef/attachment-0001.htm > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 12:22:25 -0700 > From: "Marc Joffe" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [okfn-discuss] Indication of case studies: regulatory > regimes through transparency > To: "'Open Knowledge Foundation discussion list'" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Izbela > > > > I think the case of securities disclosure laws enacted in the US following > the 1929 stock market crash are worth considering. See, for example, > http://www.law.virginia.edu/pdf/workshops/0506/mahoney.pdf > > > > Regards, > > Marc > > It's also worth noting that much information in the financial markets, including even the CUSIPs which identify securities in the US, are proprietary.... Chris
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