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New research shows people experience the ‘endowment effect’ of valuing an object more when they can touch it, even in virtual settings.
If bad or irrelevant news has you considering avoidance, a suggestion: just as we’ve been taught that moderation is the key to so many habits, it’s the same for news.
A recent survey finds that the pandemic made it harder for many US households to put food on the table. It also changed the ways in which people buy and store food.
Have you ever bought an item and then just not gotten around to using it because the time never felt right? New studies suggest an explanation for what researchers call nonconsumption.
Microeconomics analyzes how individuals and businesses behave as they try to get the most they can for as little money as possible.
How responsible are we for the slavery that is directly connected to our consumer choices and what can we do to reduce it?
Protecting jobs that will be lost anyway is money that could be spent on building the green economy.
Ghanaian consumption patterns towards fast food are evolving.
We interviewed consumers about ethical fashion choices - they were well intentioned but overwhelmed. There are, however, some good sources of information for conscious shoppers.
Fast fashion is far from green. But the rapid expansion of online clothing resale platforms could help shrink the garment industry’s negative impact on the environment.
Many businesses struggle with data security, but the new Privacy Act means they will have to make protecting customers’ personal information a priority.
Many Americans have been unable to pay their electric bills during the COVID-19 pandemic, racking up billions of dollars in delinquent bills. Where will the money come from?
When deciding whether others should make trades, children may consider who likes what.
Lack of competition regulation created outright dominance of a few players in some industries.
Many Americans had trouble paying their energy bills before COVID-19, and the current recession is making the problem worse.
If you thought these sites were consumer champions, you’re in for a rude awakening.
A scholar of slavery in the British Empire describes the first boycott against sugar made with slave labor in the West Indies.
The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a harsh light on global commerce in wildlife. But many accounts focus on demand from Asia, ignoring the role of US and European consumers.
The recent seizures of counterfeit testing kits by U.S. Customs and Border Protection show that the counterfeiters have begun to take advantage of the coronavirus crisis.
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Professor of Law, St. John's University
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Professor of Marketing, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Susman Professor in Sustainability and Professor of Marketing, Penn State
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Professor of Clinical Education, St. John's University
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Berry Chair of New Technologies in Marketing and Professor of Marketing, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Clinical Education, St. John's University
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Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Retailing and Consumer Behaviour, University of Tasmania
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Lecturer in Marketing, Newcastle University
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Senior Research Associate, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Law, Monash University
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Marlene and Morton Meyerson Centennial Professor of Business, Department of Marketing and Department of Business, Government and Society, The University of Texas at Austin
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Lecturer in Law, Lancaster University
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Reader in Consumer Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
