The Journal of Consumer Affairs articles from June 1992

The Journal of Consumer Affairs archives from June 1992

Understanding needs and concerns of the elderly regarding Medicare health maintenance organizations.
June 22, 1992... Medicare beneficiaries, who currently receive health care under a fee-for-service system, present new challenges and opportunities for Medicare-HMOs. Part of the challenge lies in discerning major need dimensions underlying the elderly's choice...

Allocation of labor to informal home health production: health care for frail elderly, if time permits.
June 22, 1992... This paper examines the impact of family caregiving on the allocation of time among labor market, caregiving, and leisure activities. A reduced form regression model is the framework for analysis of these simultaneous decisions....

Manufacturer responsiveness to consumer correspondence: an empirical investigation of consumer perceptions.
June 22, 1992... Although there is general agreement on the importance of the consumer correspondence handling function, specific steps businesses can take to satisfy consumers are relatively unexplored empirically. This study examines 300...

Selecting pesticides and nonchemical alternatives: green thumbs' rules of thumb decision tools.
June 22, 1992... This study of a sample of home gardeners indicates that rules of thumb, or heuristics, are used to select between chemical pesticides and nonchemical alternatives. Such rules of thumb serve to simplify otherwise complicated...

Consumer decision-making styles: comparison between United States and Korean young consumers.
June 22, 1992... The purpose is to identify decision-making styles of young consumers in Korea and to find if these styles are similar to those of U.S. young consumers. An instrument, based on previous research in the United States, was...

Product liability in the European Community: the legislative history. (Viewpoints and Communications)
June 22, 1992... This article analyzes the complex history of the important new product liability directive of the European Community. The member countries must amend their laws and meet the directive's proconsumer standards and spirit. The...

The New Zealand Fair Trading Act of 1986: deceptive advertising. (Viewpoints and Communications)
June 22, 1992... In 1986, New Zealand introduced the Fair Trading Act, legislation aimed at consumer protection. This act was modeled after similar Australian legislation, while taking into account the legislation and precedents of other...