In such cases, improving information disclosure alone may not adequately address the issue. Consequently, the goal of consumer protection may be most effectively realized, weighing the potential costs and benefits, if certain product features are modified by rule or prohibited outright rather than disclosed. 9  Durkin and Elliehausen (forthcoming), Financial Economics of Information Disclosure.
10  Xavier Gabaix and David Laibson (2006), "Shrouded Attributes, Consumer Myopia, and Information Suppression in Competitive Markets", The Quarterly Journal of Economics, vol. 121 (May), pp. 505-40.