Consumer exploitation and notice periods

Convertible Bonds with Call Notice Periods

In practice, convertible bonds can often be called only if notice is given to the holders. Most methods for valuing convertible bonds assume that the bond is continuously callable. In this paper, we develop an accurate PDE method for valuing convertible bonds with a finite notice period. Example computations are presented which illustrate the effect of varying notice periods. The results are co...

Book Discussion Consumer Complicity and Labor Exploitation

Are consumers in high-income countries complicit in labor exploitation when they buy good produced in sweatshops? To focus attention we consider cases of labor exploitation such as those of exposing workers to very high risks of irreversible diseases, for instance, by failing to provide adequate safety equipment. If I purchase a product made under such conditions, what is my part in this exploi...

Packaging Exploitation in Fast Moving Consumer Goods: Consumer Processing of Sponsorship Messages

With global spending now exceeding US$500 billion, packaging is considered a critical strategic element for brand differentiation and identity. This paper examines consumer response to ‘sponsorship leveraged packaging’ (SLP), a marketing tool commonly used in the Australian FMCG Industry. Findings indicate that sponsorship messages depicted on FMCG packaging are predominantly processed incident...

On Notice: The Trouble with Notice and Consent

This paper scrutinizes the use of ‘notice and consent’ to address privacy concerns in online behavioral advertising (OBA). It is part of a larger project with Dan Boneh, Arvind Narayanan, and Vincent Toubiana to evaluate the social, political, and ethical standing of OBA and to develop a system (PRIVADS) for privacypreserving OBA. We develop a distinction between the ethical implications of the...

Traffic Safety Administration Preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Replacement Tire Consumer Information Program