Journal of Consumer Policy

2004 - 2026

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

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Volume 49, issue 3, 2026

Cigarette Smoking Over Two Years Among US Adults Who Formerly or Never Smoked and Recently Purchased Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems pp. 1-20

Arielle Selya, Sooyong Kim, Michael Hannon, Nicholas Goldenson and Saul Shiffman

A Decision Tree for the Legal Classification of Food Supplements in the European Union Based on an Analysis of RASFF Notifications on Food Traded Online pp. 1-39

Paula Krejbich, Kai P. Purnhagen and Marc Birringer

The Behavioural Implementation of Privacy Regulation: Friction, Salience, and the Implicit Price of Consent pp. 1-18

Marta Sylwestrzak

Fixing the Gap: Gendered Use of the Right to Choose Repair pp. 1-54

Joasia Luzak, Vanessa Mak, Helen Pluut and Joerg Weber

Balancing Functionality and Chemical Safety - Preferences for PFAS-free Consumer Products pp. 1-21

Kristina Ek and Linda Wårell

Volume 49, issue 2, 2026

Addressing the Accountability Gap in Greenwashing: The Limits of Regulation on Commercial Communication at the European Level pp. 1-20

Ferna İpekel Kayalı and Ekrem Solak

The Role of the Public and Private Sectors in the EU Hybrid Safety Governance of Food Supplements – A Study on the Example of Quality Issues Notified in the RASFF pp. 1-20

Roman Warda, Tomáš Fazekaš, Milica Molitorisová and Kai Purnhagen

From Big Data to Big Justice: AI and Automation in EU Consumer Collective Redress pp. 1-31

Martin Karim

Reducing Consumer Fraud and Scam Victimization Through Incubation pp. 1-29

Lana Waschka and Marcus Cunha

Social Capital and Information Nudge Impact on Residents’ Willingness to Pay: Measures for Financially Sustainable Water Supply Services pp. 1-33

Eri Nakamura and Takayoshi Nakaoka

Evaluating Consumer Credit Forbearance Regulation: Evidence from an Estonian Policy Change pp. 1-27

Kristjan Pulk and Piia Kalamees

Voluntary Collective Procedures: A Successful ADR Mechanism for the Collective Interests of Consumers pp. 1-26

Rodrigo Momberg and María Elisa Morales

Plan Duration and Plan Performance in Personal Insolvency: Exploratory Empirical Evidence from Belgian Collective Debt Settlement pp. 1-35

Gauthier Vandenbossche

Great Expectations: The Role of Disclaimer Specificity, Source, and Claim Explicitness in Impacting MLM Distributor Earnings and Costs Estimates pp. 1-19

Nathaniel Evans, Bartosz Wojdynski and Haoyue Xiang

What Determines the Demand for Online High-Cost Credit? Evidence from Loan Applications from Digital Credit Intermediaries pp. 1-23

Geri N. Mason and Pål M. Vik

Strengthening Consumer Law and Policy in Australia: A Rights-based Approach to Consumer Protection pp. 1-28

Lee Hansen

Volume 49, issue 1, 2026

Assessing the Impact of Price-Matching Guarantees and Price Fluctuations on Consumer Feedback: Insights from the Online Consumer Electronics Market pp. 1-29

Simone Robbiano and Gianluca Cerruti

The Squeezed Middle in Digital Financial Services: Ireland's Warning for European Consumer Protection Policy pp. 1-28

Marie Ryan, Huanhuan Xiong, Fergal Carton and Mc Carthy Jb

The Power of Packed Design: Visual Density’s Role in Shaping Healthy Food Purchase Intentions pp. 1-21

Shichang Liang, Yizheng Zhou, Xiaochuan Zhang, Lixiao Geng, Weiquan Chen, Yanrong Hao, Yanru Lv and Lili Teng

U.S. Public Perceptions of “Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)” Investments pp. 1-26

Mario Ortez Amador, Michael Liam Smith and Nicole Olynk Widmar

The Case for Mindful Customer Protection pp. 1-26

Massimiliano Affinito, Ludovica Galotto and Francesco Privitera

A Randomized Study Evaluating the Impact of ENDS Advertising and Promotional Materials On Use Intentions Among Adults Who Smoke and Non-tobacco Users pp. 1-18

Stacey McCaffrey, Saul Shiffman, Michael J. Hannon and Ryan A. Black

The Effect of The Omnibus Pricing Directive on Consumer Purchase Intentions pp. 1-13

Kinga Barrafrem and Gustav Tinghög

Editorial – “New Editorial Board for 2026–2030” pp. 1-2

JMichael Collins, Vanessa Mak, Alan Mathios, John Thøgersen and Christian Twigg-Flesner

AI Consumer Protection and the Robot Lawyer: Policy Optionality in the FTC’s DoNotPay Case pp. 1-15

Stuart Weinstein

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