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 40, issue 4, 2017

South African Complaint Forums in the Retail Industry: a Survey of Literature and Some Lessons from the EU pp. 419-445

Michel Koekemoer

“May Contain” Allergen Statements: Facilitating or Frustrating Consumers? pp. 447-472

Jan Mei Soon and Louise Manning

“Not Buying Cottage Cheese”: Motivations for Consumer Protest-the Case of the 2011 Protest in Israel pp. 473-484

Shay Hershkovitz

The Energy Paradox Revisited: Analyzing the Role of Individual Differences and Framing Effects in Information Perception pp. 485-508

Samdruk Dharshing and Stefanie Lena Hille

Book Notes Law 4/2017 pp. 509-519

Hans-W. Micklitz

Erratum to: Online Price Discrimination and EU Data Privacy Law pp. 521-521

Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius and Joost Poort

Volume 40, issue 3, 2017

Celebration of 40 Years of the Journal of Consumer Policy and What the Next 40 Might Look Like pp. 235-244

Alan Mathios, Hans Micklitz, Lucia Reisch, John Thøgersen and Christian Twigg-Flesner

Consumer Perceptions of the Social Vs. Environmental Dimensions of Sustainability pp. 245-277

Jesse R. Catlin, Michael Gerhard Luchs and Marcus Phipps

Do Biodegradable Labels Lead to an Eco-safety Halo Effect? pp. 279-298

Clinton Amos, Anthony Allred and Lixuan Zhang

Profiling the Australian Google Consumer: Implications of Search Engine Practices for Consumer Law and Policy pp. 299-320

A. Daly and A. Scardamaglia

The UK New Regulatory Framework of High-Cost Short-Term Credit: Is There a Shift Towards a More “Law and Society” Based Approach? pp. 321-345

Abdul Karim Aldohni

Online Price Discrimination and EU Data Privacy Law pp. 347-366

Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius and Joost Poort

The Empire Strikes Back: Digital Control of Unfair Terms of Online Services pp. 367-388

Hans-W. Micklitz, Przemysław Pałka and Yannis Panagis

The Evolution of Consumer Product Safety Policy and Regulation in India pp. 389-412

Marco Rizzi

Book Notes "Economics and Social Sciences" 3/2017 pp. 413-418

Lucia A. Reisch

Volume 40, issue 2, 2017

Regional Differences in the Value of Statistical Life pp. 157-176

Hua Zan and Robert L. Scharff

Editorial to a Special Section pp. 177-177

Hans-W. Micklitz, Lucia A. Reisch and Fernando Gomez

Good Consumer Information: the Information Paradigm at its (Dead) End? pp. 179-191

Andreas Oehler and Stefan Wendt

A Dismal Reality: Behavioural Analysis and Consumer Policy pp. 193-216

LL. M. Fabrizio Esposito

Can Bonus Packs Mislead Consumers? A Demonstration of How Behavioural Consumer Research Can Inform Unfair Commercial Practices Law on the Example of the ECJ’s Mars Judgement pp. 217-234

Kai P. Purnhagen and Erica Herpen

Volume 40, issue 1, 2017

Editorial: 40th Anniversary of the Journal of Consumer Policy pp. 1-1

Alan Mathios, Hans-W. Micklitz Florence, Lucia A. Reisch Copenhagen, John Thøgersen Aarhus and Christian Twigg-Flesner Hull

“Lifestyle Leapfrogging” in Emerging Economies: Enabling Systemic Shifts to Sustainable Consumption pp. 3-23

Patrick Schroeder and Manisha Anantharaman

A Question of Trust: the Pursuit of Consumer Trust in the Financial Sector by Means of EU Legislation pp. 25-49

C. E. Jager

Does Community Access to Alternative Financial Services Relate to Individuals’ Use of These Services? Beyond Individual Explanations pp. 51-79

Terri Friedline and Nancy Kepple

Decision-Making Strategies for the Choice of Energy-friendly Products pp. 81-103

Signe Waechter, Bernadette Sütterlin and Michael Siegrist

Coping with Time Pressure and Stress: Consequences for Families’ Food Consumption pp. 105-123

Siril Alm and Svein Ottar Olsen

Regime Market Performance Analysis: Informing European Consumer Policy pp. 125-143

Petteri Repo and Päivi Timonen

Volume 39, issue 4, 2016

Introducing the Sustainability Challenge of Textiles and Clothing pp. 367-375

Magnus Boström and Michele Micheletti

Supply Chain Transparency as a Consumer or Corporate Tool: The Case of Nudie Jeans Co pp. 377-395

Niklas Egels-Zandén and Niklas Hansson

Conflicts of Responsibility in the Globalized Textile Supply Chain. Lessons of a Tragedy pp. 397-416

Pauline Barraud de Lagerie

Educating for Sustainable Fashion: Using Clothing Acquisition Abstinence to Explore Sustainable Consumption and Life Beyond Growth pp. 417-439

Cosette M. Joyner Armstrong, Kim Y. Hiller Connell, Chunmin Lang, Mary Ruppert-Stroescu and Melody L. A. LeHew

Environmentally Sustainable Textile Consumption—What Characterizes the Political Textile Consumers? pp. 441-466

Marthe Hårvik Austgulen

Greening the Street-Level Procurer: Challenges in the Strongly Decentralized Swedish System pp. 467-483

Patrik Hall, Karl Löfgren and Gregory Peters

Volume 39, issue 3, 2016

Do Target Groups Appreciate Being Targeted? An Exploration of Healthy Eating Policy Acceptance pp. 285-306

Jessica Aschemann-Witzel, Tino Bech-Larsen and Sara Capacci

On the Credibility Determinants of a Quality Label: a Quasi-Natural Experiment Using the Example of Stiftung Warentest pp. 307-325

Andreas Hildenbrand, Rainer Kühl and Anne Piper

The Myth of the Unscrupulous Energy User’s Dilemma: Evidence from Switzerland pp. 327-347

Stefanie Lena Hille

Setting Boundaries Rather than Imposing Bans: Is it Possible to Regulate Consumer Arbitration Clauses to Achieve Fairness for Consumers? pp. 349-364

Therese Wilson

Stephen Brobeck and Robert N. Mayer, Watchdogs and Whistleblowers: A Reference Guide to Consumer Activism pp. 365-366

Amanda Long

Volume 39, issue 2, 2016

The Journal of Consumer Policy Outstanding Reviewer Award 2016 pp. 117-118

Lucia A. Reisch

A Critical Review of the Costs of Advertising: a Transformative Consumer Research Perspective pp. 119-140

Joseph L. Scarpaci, Benjamin K. Sovacool and Ronnie Ballantyne

A Reasonable Price for Electricity pp. 141-158

Simone Pront- van Bommel

Money, Comfort or Environment? Priorities and Determinants of Energy Efficiency Investments in Irish Households pp. 159-186

Claudia Aravena, Andrés Riquelme and Eleanor Denny

“If It’s Easy to Read, It’s Easy to Claim”—The Effect of the Readability of Insurance Contracts on Consumer Expectations and Conflict Behaviour pp. 187-197

Willem H. Boom, Pieter Desmet and Mark Dam

Analysing Household and Intra-urban Variants in the Consumption of Financial Services: Uncovering “Exclusion” in an English City pp. 199-221

Sabrina Bunyan, Alan Collins and Gianpiero Torrisi

Social Bond Development Through Continuous Indebtedness pp. 241-259

Carolina Rezende Pereira and Suzane Strehlau

The Prevalence and Risk of Food Insecurity in the Nordic Region: Preliminary Results pp. 261-274

Anita Borch and Unni Kjærnes

Book Notes “Law” 2/2016 pp. 275-284

Hans-W. Micklitz

Volume 39, issue 1, 2016

A welcome to our new Editorial Board pp. 1-1

Alan Mathios, Hans Micklitz, Lucia Reisch, John Thøgersen and Christian Twigg-Flesner

A welcome to our new Editorial Board pp. 1-1

Alan Mathios, Hans Micklitz, Lucia Reisch, John Thøgersen and Christian Twigg-Flesner

Norbert Reich, Founder and Pioneer of Consumer Law 1937–2015—Obituary pp. 3-7

Hans-W. Micklitz

Norbert Reich, Founder and Pioneer of Consumer Law 1937–2015—Obituary pp. 3-7

Hans-W. Micklitz

Promoting Educated Consumer Choices. Has EU Food Information Legislation Finally Matured? pp. 9-22

Wieke Huizing Edinger

Promoting Educated Consumer Choices. Has EU Food Information Legislation Finally Matured? pp. 9-22

Wieke Edinger

The Effects of Energy Cost Labelling on Appliance Purchasing Decisions: Trial Results from Ireland pp. 23-40

James Carroll, Eleanor Denny and Sean Lyons

The Effects of Energy Cost Labelling on Appliance Purchasing Decisions: Trial Results from Ireland pp. 23-40

James Carroll, Eleanor Denny and Sean Lyons

Bankrupt Households and Economic Crisis. Evidence from the Greek Courts pp. 41-62

Emilia Marsellou and Y. C. Bassiakos

Bankrupt Households and Economic Crisis. Evidence from the Greek Courts pp. 41-62

Emilia Marsellou and Y. Bassiakos

Wanted: a Bigger Stick. On Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts with Online Service Providers pp. 63-90

Marco Loos and Joasia Luzak

Wanted: a Bigger Stick. On Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts with Online Service Providers pp. 63-90

Marco Loos and Joasia Luzak

Regulating Unfair Trade Practices: an Analysis of the Past and Present Indian Legislative Models pp. 91-109

Raman Mittal, Sumit Sonkar and Parineet Kaur

Regulating Unfair Trade Practices: an Analysis of the Past and Present Indian Legislative Models pp. 91-109

Raman Mittal, Sumit Sonkar and Parineet Kaur