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The Regulation of Reputational Information

Scholar Commons (Santa Clara University)Published 1 January 2010Open access
Eric Goldman
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Abstract

This essay considers the role of reputational information in our marketplace. It explains how well-functioning marketplaces depend on the vibrant flow of accurate reputational information, and how misdirected regulation of reputational information could harm marketplace mechanisms. It then explores some challenges created by the existing regulation of reputational information and identifies some regulatory options for the future.

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Social Sciences