Journal of Consumer Policy

2004 - 2025

Current editor(s): Hans Micklitz, John Thøgersen, Lucia A. Reisch, Alan Mathios and Christian Twigg-Flesner

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Volume 48, issue 4, 2025

Two Farewells and Two Welcomes pp. 391-392

Christian Twigg-Flesner, Alan Mathios and John Thøgersen

Beyond Soft Law? Evaluating the Role of Codes of Conduct in Regulating EU Informal Debt Collection—Evidence from FENCA Members pp. 393-420

Cătălin-Gabriel Stănescu and Jakub Kepinski

The Role of Processing-Related Labels in Consumer Identification and Choice of Ultra-Processed Foods pp. 421-444

Pierrick Gomez

Can Giving Straightforward, Personally Relevant Information Improve Financial Decision-Making? pp. 445-487

Ann Sloan Devlin and Purba Mukerji

Sponsored by the State: The Private Regulation of Government Influencers pp. 489-521

Taylor Annabell, Catalina Goanta, Thijs Kelder and Felix Pflücke

Ban-It-Harderism in European Consumer Law: The Case of the French Influencer Law pp. 523-538

Laura Aade and Catalina Goanta

The Myth of Misleading Labels: Examining Consumer Understanding of Plant-based Meat and Milk Analogues pp. 539-562

Adam Feltz, Silke Feltz, Uyen Hoang and Jenna Holt

Fragmented EU Car Labels: How To Achieve Consumer-Friendly Standardization and Transparency? pp. 563-602

Nikolai Badenhoop and Max Riedel

Consumer Acceptance of Reusable Tableware in Response to Environmental Regulation: Evidence from France and the US pp. 603-634

Gisele de Campos Ribeiro, Daniel Maar and Edouard Vinçotte

Fundamental Rights’ Protection in the Digital Environment: Collective Actions Defending Diffuse Interests and Public Interest pp. 635-655

Anna Capellà i Ricart

Volume 48, issue 3, 2025

Escher’s Relativity—Consumer Law as Surreal Staircase? pp. 197-204

Natali Helberger, Hans-W. Micklitz and Christian Twigg-Flesner

When the Internet Gets Under Our Skin: Reassessing Consumer Law and Policy in a Society of Cyborgs pp. 205-232

Benjamin Clubbs Coldron, Guido Noto Diega, Christian Twigg-Flesner, Christoph Busch, Tabea Stolte and Marc-Oliver Vries

Do Foreign Service Providers Simply Ignore the EU Consumer Law? An Empirical Study of 100 Online Terms of Service pp. 233-268

P. Pałka, A. Porębski, R. Pałosz and K. Wiśniewska

A Right to Constructive Optimization: A Public Interest Approach to Recommender Systems in the Digital Services Act pp. 269-296

L. Naudts, N. Helberger, M. Veale and M. Sax

Digital Fairness and the Burden of Proof pp. 297-314

P. Rott

Correction to: Digital Fairness and the Burden of Proof pp. 315-315

P. Rott

The Silent Death of EU Consumer Law and Its Resilient Revival: Reinventing Consumer Protection Against Unfair Digital Commercial Practices pp. 317-336

M. Namysłowska

The Price to Pay for Pick-a-Pack Dependency: Consumer Policy and Law Between Internal Market and Digital-Green Economy pp. 337-353

H.-W. Micklitz

Fragmenting Consumer Law Through Data Protection and Digital Market Regulations: The DMA, the DSA, the GDPR, and EU Consumer Law pp. 355-389

F. Elizalde

Volume 48, issue 2, 2025

Message Strategies to Mitigate Panic Buying: Factual vs. Moral or Norm Appeals pp. 81-104

R. Dutta-Powell, Z. Powell and B. J. Fung

Misleading Marketing of Unhealthy Foods and Beverages to Children in South Africa as a Consumer Protection Issue pp. 105-131

A. J. Omoruyi and E. Durojaye

Profit-and-Loss Disclaimers and Disclosures: Testing a Regulatory Framework for Multi-level Marketing pp. 133-164

Stacie A. Bosley, Reece Thomas, George Matthew Maroney, Joseph Penders, Samantha Snyder and Sarah Greenman

Cash at the Crossroads: Determinants of Use and Policy Challenges in the United Kingdom pp. 165-195

Rachel Ennis and Daniel Bogiatzis-Gibbons

Volume 48, issue 1, 2025

Providing Nutrition Information on US Restaurant Menus: A Systematic Review Since the Affordable Care Act (2010) pp. 1-21

R. Abbas and C. D. Hatch

The Impact of Fines on Deceptive Advertising: Evidence from Italy pp. 23-50

Andrea Mangani and Barbara Pacini

EU Food Law and Ultra-Processed Food Markets: Safety from What and for Whom? pp. 51-74

A. Zokaityte

Book Notes Law, Economics, and Social Sciences 01/2025 pp. 75-80

H-W. Micklitz, L. A. Reisch and A. Sunil

Volume 47, issue 4, 2024

Introduction to the Special Section on Tobacco Harm Reduction pp. 465-469

Alan Mathios and Donald Kenkel

E-cigarettes and Smoking: Correlation, Causation, and Selection Bias pp. 471-498

James Prieger and A. Choi

Consumer Responses to Vaping Regulation in Canada pp. 499-510

S. C. Hampsher-Monk, C. Harris and I. Irvine

3Rs of Sustainable Activism on Social Media: Relatability, Reliability and Redress pp. 511-532

J. Luzak

Determinants of the Behaviour of Entities on the Insurance Market in the Light of Changes Introduced by the IDD Directive pp. 533-566

M. Fras, D. Pauch, D. Walczak and A. Bera

Volume 47, issue 3, 2024

Neuromarketing and Eye-Tracking Technologies Under the European Framework: Towards the GDPR and Beyond pp. 321-344

L. Sposini

“Can I have it non-personalised?” An Empirical Investigation of Consumer Willingness to Share Data for Personalized Services and Ads pp. 345-372

M. Leszczynska and D. Baltag

The Link Between Digital Skills and Financial Inclusion—Evidence from Consumers Survey Data from Low-Income Areas pp. 373-393

P. M. Vik, D. Kamerāde and K. T. Dayson

“Embedded Consumer”: Towards a Constitutional Reframing of the Legal Image of Consumers in EU law pp. 395-423

J. Ouyang

Has Mutual Recognition in the EU Failed?—A Legal-Empirical Analysis on the Example of Food Supplements Containing Botanicals and Other Bioactive Substances pp. 425-443

R. Warda, Kai Purnhagen and M. Molitorisová

Strengthening Nigeria’s Digital Money Lending Ecosystem pp. 445-458

O. Monye

Book Notes “Economics and Social Sciences” 1/2024 pp. 459-463

L. A. Reisch and A. Sunil

Volume 47, issue 2, 2024

Editorial: Outstanding Reviewer Award 2024 pp. 197-198

Alan Mathios, H.-W. Micklitz, L. Reisch, J. Thøgersen and C. Twigg-Flesner

Factors Influencing People’s Willingness to Shift Their Electricity Consumption pp. 199-221

M. Hardmeier, A. Berthold and M. Siegrist

Comparing Product Lifetime Extensions by Enhancing Consumers’ Expected Product Lifetime Among Different Durable Products pp. 223-239

D. Nishijima and M. Oguchi

On the Bumpy Road to Responsible Lending in the Digital Marketplace: The New EU Consumer Credit Directive pp. 241-270

O. O. Cherednychenko

Healthier Food Choices: From Consumer Information to Consumer Empowerment in EU Law pp. 271-296

N. Gokani

Household Food Consumption Typologies: Examining Population Adherence to Healthy Eating Guidelines for Evidence-Informed Policy Making pp. 297-315

E. Beacom, C. McLaughlin and S. Furey

Correction to: Consumer Policy in 28 EU Member States: An Empirical Assessment in Four Dimensions pp. 317-319

S. Nessel

Volume 47, issue 1, 2024

Ethical Considerations When Using Nudges to Reduce Meat Consumption: an Analysis Through the FORGOOD Ethics Framework pp. 1-19

L. Lades and F. Nova

Global Class Actions: Towards a Blockchain-Based Dispute Resolution System pp. 21-49

S. Kaya and E. Şahin-Şengül

Putting a New ‘Spin’ on Energy Information: Measuring the Impact of Reframing Energy Efficiency Information on Tumble Dryer Choices in a Multi-country Experiment pp. 51-108

S. Ceolotto and E. Denny

Acceptance of Low-Carbon School Meals with and without Information—A Controlled Intervention Study pp. 109-125

E. André, P. Eustachio Colombo, L. Schäfer Elinder, J. Larsson and M. Hunsberger

A Theory of Exploitation for Consumer Law: Online Choice Architectures, Dark Patterns, and Autonomy Violations pp. 127-164

M. Brenncke

Nanocosmetics Labelling Framework for Malaysia with Reference to the EU pp. 165-195

S. A. Basir, N. A. Hasmin, M. R. Othman and A. B. Munir