Tag: Consumers
Microeconomics explains why people can never have enough of what they...
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
Economics is broadly divided into macroeconomics and microeconomics. The big picture, macroeconomics,...
Secondhand clothing sales are booming – and may help solve the...
Hyejune Park, Oklahoma State University and Cosette Marie Joyner Armstrong, Oklahoma State University
A massive force is reshaping the fashion industry: secondhand clothing. According to...
Delinquent electric bills from the pandemic are coming due – who...
Theodore J. Kury, University of Florida
The shutdowns and restrictions that governments have imposed to limit the spread of COVID-19 have made it hard for...
How Nigeria’s new competition law will benefit the economy – and...
Oluchukwu Precious Obioma, University of Nigeria
Competition laws protect consumers and create confidence in an economy. It’s a signal to investors and entrepreneurs that a...
How one woman pulled off the first consumer boycott – and...
Tom Zoellner, Chapman University
While many companies have trumpeted their support for the Black Lives Matter movement, others are beginning to face consumer pressure for...
Python skin jackets and elephant leather boots: How wealthy Western nations...
Maria Ivanova, University of Massachusetts Boston and Candace Famiglietti, University of Massachusetts Boston
Three-quarters of new and emerging infectious diseases in humans originate in wildlife....
Buyer beware: Counterfeit markets can flourish during a public health crisis
Jay Kennedy, Michigan State University
Rapid acceleration of coronavirus-related infections and fatalities in countries like Italy, Spain and the United States has led to widespread...
Black women prefer hair products marketed with them in mind
Yewande O. Addie, University of Florida
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Marketing reports indicate that black consumers long...
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
