Tag: Christmas shopping
To control your spending this holiday season, stick with cash
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
The holiday shopping season is now here, and Americans are ready to splurge. The...
Buying gifts? Why ‘buy now, pay later’ could be a dangerous...
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
Gift-givers hoping to splurge this holiday season despite the pinch of high inflation have...
Is your Christmas list supporting modern slavery? The dilemma of shopping...
Simon Green, University of Hull
With Christmas coming soon and last-minute shopping underway, it is worth questioning the origin...
Have reports of Black Friday’s death been greatly exaggerated?
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
Black Friday is hyped as one of the biggest in-store shopping days of the year, with stores trumpeting...
Gift-giving taboos that aren’t as bad as you think
Mary Steffel, Northeastern University and Elanor Williams, University of California, San Diego
There are many social norms that dictate gift-giving, including when, how and what...
EXPLORING NATURE
3 years after abortion rights were overturned, contraception access is at risk
Cynthia H. Chuang, Penn State and Carol S. Weisman, Penn State
On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court...
