Tag: consumer psychology
Who wins and who loses as the US retires the penny
Nancy Forster-Holt, University of Rhode Island
By now, Americans know the strange math of minting: Each penny costs about...
Regretting a pandemic purchase? Five ways to avoid buyer’s remorse in...
Cathrine Jansson-Boyd, Anglia Ruskin University
A recent survey found that one in ten Britons regret a pandemic purchase. The...
How to choose the right Christmas gift: tips from psychological research
Adrian R. Camilleri, University of Technology Sydney
Christmas is a time of celebration, relaxation and gift giving.
But choosing gifts can also make it a time...
It’s high time someone studied marijuana taxes – so we did
Muhammad Salar Khan, George Mason University
Consumers don’t seem to mind paying sales taxes on things like food and clothing. Marijuana may be a different...
Not everyone wants their donations touted on Facebook or plastered on...
Karen Winterich, Pennsylvania State University
I recently made a donation on a friend’s GoFundMe page. I paused over the box to hide my name before...
EXPLORING NATURE
Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather and climate...
Antonios Mamalakis, University of Virginia
Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in...
