Consumer Protection

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When Do More Options Produce Worse Choice?

A major difference between economic and psychological analysis of choice concerns the effect of having more options. Economic theory postulates that more choices should result in better outcomes Read More »

Date: 2018
Author: Shannon Duncan, Ulf Bockenholt, Eric J. Johnson
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Meat The Needs: Ahold Delhaize Sustainable Retailing Model

Intended Contribution to Knowledge. Zero waste initiatives are having a real impact on reducing food waste of edible and inedible parts of food. There are good zero waste practices for diverting food Read More »

Date: 2018
Author: Darrell Eugene Bartholomew, Maggie M Mehalko
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Social Class And Prosocial Behaviors

Consumer researchers have long been interested in the association between social class and consumer preferences or “tastes” (Henry and Caldwell 2018; Martineau 1958). They have also shown Read More »

Date: 2018
Author: Yan Vieites, Rafael Goldszmidt, Eduardo B. Andrade
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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Nostalgiacising: A Performative Theory Of Nostalgic Consumption

Nostalgia—commonly conceptualized as a longing for the past—plays an important role in shaping contemporary consumer behavior and market offerings (e.g., Belk, Ger, and Askegaard 2003; Brown, Read More »

Date: 2018
Author: Ela Veresiu, Thomas Derek Robinson, Ana Babić Rosario
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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A Meta-Analysis On The Endowment Effect In Experiments

While the discussion on the phenomenon of endowment effect has been on-going, it is surprising that few meta-analyses have examined this phenomenon exclusively. Three previous meta-analyses have Read More »

Date: 2018
Author: Daniel Sun
Contributor: eb™ Research Team
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