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 35, issue 4, 2012

The Regulation of Over-Indebtedness of Consumers in Europe pp. 417-419

Hans-W. Micklitz

Between Neo-Liberalism and the Social Market: Approaches to Debt Adjustment and Consumer Insolvency in the EU pp. 421-441

Iain Ramsay

Consumer Insolvency in the European Legal Context pp. 443-459

Johanna Niemi

The Phenomenon of “Consumer Insolvency Tourism” and its Challenges to European Legislation pp. 461-475

Thomas Hoffmann

The Way into Bankruptcy: Market Anomie and Sacrifice Among Portuguese Consumers pp. 477-496

C. Lopes and C. Frade

A Next Step in Debt Enforcement: the Merger of Debt Help and Debt Collection pp. 497-508

Nick Huls

Back to Start: Insolvent and Nevertheless Successful pp. 509-512

Anne Koark

The Heteronomy of Private Insolvency Proceedings and the Social Structure of Entrepreneurial Activity: a Commentary on Anne Koark's Speech pp. 513-524

Thomas Roethe

Volume 35, issue 3, 2012

The Expulsion of the Concept of Protection from the Consumer Law and the Return of Social Elements in the Civil Law: A Bittersweet Polemic pp. 283-296

Hans-W. Micklitz

Scoring: New Legislation in Germany pp. 297-305

Rainer Metz

Errare humanum est: Financial Literacy in European Consumer Credit Law pp. 307-332

Vanessa Mak and Jurgen Braspenning

How Can Internet Comparison Sites Work Optimally for Consumers? pp. 333-353

Harriet Gamper

Testing the Hirshleifer–Riley Model: The Values of Information Sources for a Future Hospital Stay pp. 355-371

Roger Feldman and Kyoungrae Jung

Distributional Effects of Lower Food Prices in a Rich Country pp. 373-391

Johan Lundberg and Sofia Lundberg

Shame-Proneness as a Risk Factor of Compulsive Buying pp. 393-410

Sunghwan Yi

Volume 35, issue 2, 2012

The Innovative Nature of Consumer Law pp. 165-173

Ewoud Hondius

Networks to Enforce European Law: The Case of the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network pp. 175-195

Cristina Poncibò

Supporting Social Enterprises to Support Vulnerable Consumers: The Example of Community Development Finance Institutions and Financial Exclusion pp. 197-213

Therese Wilson

Carrotmob as a New Form of Ethical Consumption. The Nature of the Concept and Avenues for Future Research pp. 215-236

Stefan Hoffmann and Katharina Hutter

Will Households Change Their Saving Behaviour After the “Great Recession”? The Role of Human Capital pp. 237-254

Michael Walden

How Good Are You at Getting a Lower Price? A Field Study of the US Automobile Market pp. 255-274

Xiaohua Zeng, Srabana Dasgupta and Charles Weinberg

Volume 35, issue 1, 2012

From Knowledge to Action—New Paths Towards Sustainable Consumption pp. 1-5

John Thøgersen and Ulf Schrader

Endorsing Sustainable Food Consumption: Prospects from Public Catering pp. 7-21

Stefan Wahlen, Eva Heiskanen and Kristiina Aalto

Smart Homes as a Means to Sustainable Energy Consumption: A Study of Consumer Perceptions pp. 23-41

Alexandra-Gwyn Paetz, Elisabeth Dütschke and Wolf Fichtner

Disclosure of Energy Operating Cost Information: A Silver Bullet for Overcoming the Energy-Efficiency Gap? pp. 43-64

Stefanie Heinzle

Life Events as Windows of Opportunity for Changing Towards Sustainable Consumption Patterns? pp. 65-84

Martina Schäfer, Melanie Jaeger-Erben and Sebastian Bamberg

Why Might Organic Labels Fail to Influence Consumer Choices? Marginal Labelling and Brand Equity Effects pp. 85-104

Fabrice Larceneux, Florence Benoit-Moreau and Valérie Renaudin

Discursive Confusion over Sustainable Consumption: A Discursive Perspective on the Perplexity of Marketplace Knowledge pp. 105-125

Annu Markkula and Johanna Moisander

Sex, Personality, and Sustainable Consumer Behaviour: Elucidating the Gender Effect pp. 127-144

Michael Luchs and Todd Mooradian

One More Awareness Gap? The Behaviour–Impact Gap Problem pp. 145-163

Maria Csutora

Volume 34, issue 4, 2011

The Journal of Consumer Policy Outstanding Reviewer Award 2011 pp. 399-400

Alan Mathios, H.-W. Micklitz, Lucia Reisch, John Thøgersen and Christian Twigg-Flesner

A Neurological Study of Compulsive Buying Behaviour pp. 401-413

Gerhard Raab, Christian Elger, Michael Neuner and Bernd Weber

Time to Cut Up Those Debit Cards? Effect of Payment Mode on Willingness to Spend pp. 415-422

Amy Moore and Michael Taylor

Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce: Some Remarks on the Jordanian Electronic Transactions Law pp. 423-436

Emad Dahiyat

Business-to-Consumer Harassment, Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and the UK—A Distorted Picture of Uniform Harmonization? pp. 437-453

Onyeka Osuji

Adherence of Retirement Mutual Fund Providers to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Advertising Guidance: Provision and Readability of Advertising Disclosure pp. 455-474

Taejun (David) Lee, Wonjun Chung and Eric Haley

David Glen Mick, Simone Pettigrew, Cornelia Pechmann, and Julie L. Ozanne (eds.): Transformative Consumer Research for Personal and Collective Well-Being pp. 475-480

Carlo Mari

Volume 34, issue 3, 2011

An Introduction to the Special Issue on “Behavioural Economics, Consumer Policy, and Consumer Law” pp. 271-276

Hans-W. Micklitz, Lucia Reisch and Kornelia Hagen

Behavioural Economics: Next Steps pp. 277-287

Amitai Etzioni

False Promises? A Sociological Critique of the Behavioural Turn in Law and Economics pp. 289-314

Sabine Frerichs

Behavioural Finance and Investor Protection Regulations pp. 315-336

Gerald Spindler

Behavioural Economics in Unfair Contract Terms pp. 337-358

Michael Faure and Hanneke Luth

Price Intransparency, Consumer Decision Making and European Consumer Law pp. 359-376

Willem Boom

Behavioural Economics, Neuroscience, and the Unfair Commercial Practises Directive pp. 377-392

Jan Trzaskowski

Overview of Behavioural Economics Elements in the OECD Consumer Policy Toolkit pp. 393-398

Maria Lissowska

Volume 34, issue 2, 2011

The Psychology of Impulse Buying: An Integrative Self-Regulation Approach pp. 197-210

Bas Verplanken and Ayana Sato

Eating Their Feelings: Examining Emotional Eating in At-Risk Groups in the United States pp. 211-229

Elyria Kemp, My Bui and Sonya Grier

Consumer Confusion in Internet-Based Mass Customization: Testing a Network of Antecedents and Consequences pp. 231-247

Kurt Matzler, Daniel Stieger and Johann Füller

Does Puffery Deceive? An Empirical Investigation pp. 249-264

Zhihong Gao and Elaine Scorpio

Volume 34, issue 1, 2011

An Editorial and a Welcome: Our New Editorial Board (2011–2015) pp. 1-1

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

Putting Sustainable Consumption into Practice pp. 3-8

Ulf Schrader and John Thøgersen

Not Roadmaps but Toolboxes: Analysing Pioneering National Programmes for Sustainable Consumption and Production pp. 9-23

Annukka Berg

Developing Policies and Instruments for Sustainable Household Consumption: Irish Experiences and Futures pp. 25-42

Jessica Pape, Henrike Rau, Frances Fahy and Anna Davies

The Impact Evaluation of Sustainable Consumption Policy Instruments pp. 43-66

Franziska Wolff and Norma Schönherr

Maximizing the Efficiency of Greenhouse Gas Related Consumer Policy pp. 67-90

Mária Csutora and Agnes Zsoka

Beyond Profitability of Energy-Saving Measures—Attitudes Towards Energy Saving pp. 91-105

Stefan Zundel and Immanuel Stieß

Assessing the Effects of Certification Networks on Sustainable Production and Consumption: The Cases of FLO and FSC pp. 107-126

Carsten Gandenberger, Heiko Garrelts and Diana Wehlau

Varieties of Environmental Labelling, Market Structures, and Sustainable Consumption Across Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Organizational and Market Supply Determinants of Environmental-Labelled Goods pp. 127-151

Sebastian Koos

Customer Response to Carbon Labelling of Groceries pp. 153-160

Jerome Vanclay, John Shortiss, Scott Aulsebrook, Angus Gillespie, Ben Howell, Rhoda Johanni, Michael Maher, Kelly Mitchell, Mark Stewart and Jim Yates

Companies Promoting Sustainable Consumption of Employees pp. 161-174

Viola Muster

Leapfrogging to Sustainable Consumption? An Explorative Survey of Consumption Habits and Orientations in Southern Brazil pp. 175-196

Martina Schäfer, Melanie Jaeger-Erben and Aguinaldo Santos