The Journal of Consumer Affairs articles from December 2000

The Journal of Consumer Affairs archives from December 2000

From Research to Policy: Lessons from Individual Development Accounts.(Transcript)
December 22, 2000... There goes in the world a notion that the scholar should be a recluse, a valetudinarian.... As far as this is true of the studious classes, it is not just and wise. Action is with the scholar subordinate, but it is essential.... Without it,...

The Tax Incidence of Lotteries: Evidence from Five States.
December 22, 2000... The nature of revenue generation for state-sponsored lotteries has been an issue of public debate for quite some time. Although most studies have found lotteries to have a regressive tax incidence, several have concluded otherwise....

Measuring Consumer Perceptions of Procedural Justice in a Complaint Context.
December 22, 2000... The idea of procedural justice as perceived by consumers has not been explored in the consumer behavior literature, although there has been some mention of consumer perceptions of fair treatment. This article describes the development of a...

Verisimilitude or Advertising? Brand Appearances on Prime-Time Television.
December 22, 2000... This paper outlines the policy debate surrounding the commercial practice of product placement and documents brand appearances on prime-time television using 112 hours of programming from four major networks. A content analysis is used to...

Can the Truth Hurt? How Honest and Persuasive Advertising Can Unintentionally Lead to Increased Consumer Skepticism.
December 22, 2000... In some situations, unsought, honest, but persuasive advertising claims may be difficult for many consumers to believe. To resist the hidden tactics and persuasive efforts of advertisers, defensively motivated consumers may challenge claims...

Perceptions and Attitudes of Singaporeans toward Genetically Modified Food.
December 22, 2000... This study examines the perceptions and attitudes of Singaporean residents who attended the first public lecture on genetically modified (GM) food in the country. Scales were developed for the underlying consumer concerns, and their...

Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure Patterns and Financial Burden across the Life Cycle Stages.
December 22, 2000... This study examines out-of-pocket health care expenditure patterns of households and the financial burden of health care costs over the stages of the household life cycle, using the 1995 Consumer Expenditure Survey. The elderly households not...

The Moderating Effect of Seasonality on Household Apparel Expenditure.
December 22, 2000... This research explores if and how seasonality moderates the effect of consumer characteristics on household per capita expenditure for apparel. The Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression analysis was based on quarterly micropanel data from the...

Relationships among Information Search Activities When Shopping for a Credit Card.
December 22, 2000... Using data from the 1997 University of Michigan Survey of Consumers, researchers investigated consumers' information search and the potential interdependency among search activities, using credit cards as a case study. The authors find that...

Children and Adolescents in the Marketplace: Twenty-five Years of Academic Research.(Review)
December 22, 2000... Chandler, Tomasita M. and Barbara M. Heinzerling. 1999. Children and Adolescents in the Marketplace: Twenty-five Years of Academic Research, Ann Arbor, MI: The Pierian Press, 680 pp., $145. In Children and Adolescents in the Marketplace:...

Advertising to Children: Concepts and Controversies.(Review)
December 22, 2000... Macklin, M. Carole and Les Carlson, eds. 1999. Advertising to Children: Concepts and Controversies, 1St ed., Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publishing, 322 pp. This reviewer's final conclusion is that this book is definitely in favor of...

Regulation and Consumer Protection: Politics, Bureaucracy and Economics.(Review)
December 22, 2000... Meier, Kenneth, E. Thomas Garman, and Lael R. Keiser, eds. 1998. Regulation and Consumer Protection: Politics, Bureaucracy and Economics, 3rd ed., Houston, TX: Dame Publications. Editors Kenneth J. Meier, E. Thomas Garman, and Lael R....

Impact Analysis for Program Evaluation.(Review)
December 22, 2000... Mohr, Lawrence B. 1995. Impact Analysis for Program Evaluation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 311 PP., $56 ($21.95 paper). Providing believable evidence that public policies and/or programs have made an impact continues to challenge...