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The US central bank said surging inflation is guiding its decision about when to lift interest rates. Two experts on financial markets explain what might happen next.
There’s a new label on many US food products – here’s what it means and who pushed to add it.
Before the Civil War, US activists sought to combat slavery through sugar boycotts. Instead, consumption grew.
Inflation is rising at the fastest pace since Ronald Reagan was president.
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.
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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Emeritus Professor of Marketing, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Law, St. John's University
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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Susman Professor in Sustainability and Professor of Marketing, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Quantitative Marketing and Analytics, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Indiana University
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Professor of Clinical Education, St. John's University
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Director, Master of Business Administration Program (MBA); Co-Director, Better Consumption Lab, Deakin University
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Professor of Marketing, The Ohio State University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business, University of New Brunswick
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Clinical Education, St. John's University
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Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and International Affairs, Penn State
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Lecturer in Marketing, Newcastle University
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Professor of Law, Monash University