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Our study found encouraging people to do their own research comes with risks – including shifting too much responsibility onto the individual.
In Australia, a preference for a particular brand of COVID vaccine is likely to change, depending on the latest health advice, and media reports.
Promote new habits, find out why people engage with the wildlife trade and don’t make it seem more widespread than it really is.
Spray, pump or roll-on? Matte, fragrance-free, oil-free? No wonder we’re confused when it comes to buying sunscreen.
A scholar who studies consumer decision-making explains just what it is in the human mind that makes people susceptible to nudges toward one behavior or another.
The cleared land of Paraguay’s Chaco forest produces everyday products like charcoal and leather that are sold abroad to consumers who may never know the unsavory origins of their purchases.
Energy companies and other retailers bamboozle us with options to increase their profits. Here’s how the behavioural phenomenon of choice overload works.
Skipping the hassle of flying – and the different headache of driving – gives self-driving cars a leg up when people are choosing how to travel.
Reviews are essentially short stories. The best use the same elements that make a novel gripping.
Why is there so much consumer interest in recreating Christmas dinners from the past?
Many of the online testimonials you might read for dentists and other health professional can not only mislead, they can be illegal.
Online ratings and reviews may seem like a good way to see what other consumers think of a product but they can be to simplistic and misleading, research shows.
Older Australians needing extra help at home with bathing or gardening can now choose who provides that service. So what do you need to know before choosing a new service for yourself or a family member?
When technology evolves, it affects not only your financial position but also your ability to exercise other choices.
We want products that last, it’s up to manufacturers to provide us with the information we need to buy them.
How electric cars are becoming popular – not just among environmentalists but old-school petrol heads too.
Behavioural economics offers some solutions to the problem of too much choice, but will only work if consumers feel they can make their own decisions.
The competition review could help shed light on whether Australian companies are willing to share the data they hold on us as consumers.
How do the products we buy affect the world’s rainforests? In the lead up to the Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit held in Sydney this week, The Conversation is running a series on rainforest commodities…
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Lecturer in Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, University of South Australia
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Conjoint Clinical Associate Professor, Deakin University School of Medicine and Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Deakin University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor, University of Wollongong
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Professor, Southern Cross University
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Southern Cross University
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Research Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Researcher in design, aesthetics, and what we love about products, Swinburne University of Technology
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Karen Willis is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Public Health, Victoria University, Victoria University
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Health sociologist, University of Sydney
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Research Principal, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate professor of regulation and governance, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor of Narratology, University of Sydney
