Topic
consumer behavior
86 published works
The Rainmaker Blog
Study Reveals How Age Affects Consumers’ Social Media Habits
A new study from Accenture Interactive’s Acquity Group entitled, 2015 Next Generation of Commerce Study, reveals that while everyone and their grandmother is on social media these days, what they like…
Law & Economics Prof Blog
Danaher et al. on Whether Blocking Free Streaming Cites Reduces Piracy
By BDG
"The Effect of Piracy Website Blocking on Consumer Behavior" BRETT DANAHER, Wellesley College - Department of EconomicsMICHAEL D. SMITH, Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management RAHUL…
DuetsBlog
Very Superstitious
- Mark Prus, Principal, NameFlash “Very superstitious, writings on the wall, Very superstitious, ladders bout' to fall.” “When you believe in things that you don't understand, then you suffer. Superstition…
PropertyProf Blog
Map of the Day: Confederate Flag Shopping
The Washington post elaborates:This map by Jody Sieradzki of Dadaviz shows which flag people in different states searched more on Google Shopping between January 2008 and June 2015: the U.S.…
DuetsBlog
Avid Fan Co-Creation of Branding Symbols
By Steve Baird®
When my daughter walks into a Starbucks (given her avid fan status, she does so often with her spending money in hand), she is typically greeted by an employee who…
Banking, Finance and Securities
FCA paper on the impact of annual summaries, text alerts and mobile apps on consumer banking behaviour
The FCA has published Occasional Paper no. 10: Message received? The impact of annual summaries, text alerts and mobile apps on consumer banking behaviour (the Occasional Paper). In the Occasional…
Consumer Finance Monitor
CFPB report explores consumers’ mortgage shopping experience
By Ryan J. Richardson, Richard J. Andreano, Jr.
In a report released on January 13, 2015, the CFPB announced that nearly half of consumers do not shop among multiple lenders before applying for a mortgage loan. Even fewer—about…
The Right Coast
The incredible cost savings that are possible when patients can actually shop around – The Washington Post
Researchers looked specifically at how pricing information influenced consumer behavior for advanced imaging services (like MRIs), CT scans and clinician office visits. Consumers had access to prices through Castlight's transparency…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Boomers Bank, but Don’t Trust
By rmorgan
Gallup has been doing an ongoing series on the Baby Boomers; Baby Boomers: The Largest Generation is "an ongoing series analyzing how baby boomers -- those born from 1946-1964 in…
ContractsProf Blog
Behavioral Economics and Halloween
According to this scary report from National Public Radio, children are not entirely rational. Well, perhaps we should not overstate the conclusions one can draw based on the relevant research.…