[EL] New "BuyPartisan" App and the Costs of Disclosure

[Josh Orton]

I'd love to see polling on the question of limiting consumer rights by
muffling disclosure. I bet it's a loser.


On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 2:08 PM, Primo, David <david.primo at rochester.edu>
wrote:

>  Dear Colleagues,
>
> There is apparently a new app that allows you to scan a product to
> determine the partisanship of the producer, as determined by campaign
> contributions.  See story here
> <http://theweek.com/speedreads/index/267039/speedreads-this-app-will-let-you-know-which-political-parties-are-really-benefiting-when-you-buy-groceries>.
>
>
> I am looking forward to discussing the merits of disclosure and
> shareholder approval when I present my paper
> <http://www.rochester.edu/college/psc/primo/PrabhatPrimoRiskyBusinessAug2014.pdf>
> at a reserach panel
> <http://www.apsanet.org/mtgs/program_2014/program.cfm?event=1619088> this
> Saturday at the APSA meetings in Washington, but for now, suffice it to say
> that this sort of app is a great advertisement for why calls for greater
> disclosure and shareholder approval in the U.S. are likely to hurt, not
> helps, shareholders, contrary to the claims of reformers.
>
> Best,
> Dave
>
> David M. Primo
> Ani and Mark Gabrellian Professor
> Associate Professor of Political Science and Business Administration
> Director of Graduate Studies, Political Science
> University of Rochester
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>
>
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