The Journal of Consumer Affairs articles from June 1995

The Journal of Consumer Affairs archives from June 1995

Quality, choice, and the economics of concealment: the marketing of lemons.
June 22, 1995... Significant progress has been made in researching quality and choice in well functioning markets. But immense resources have been devoted to matters like product differentiation or brand choices without a corresponding effort to issues that may...

Usefulness of economics in explaining consumer complaints.
June 22, 1995... Despite a transparent connection between supply and demand of goods and services and consumer complaints, economists have lagged behind marketers in conceptualization and empirical estimation of complaint behavior of dissatisfied consumers, even...

Adult and teenage use of consumer, business, and entertainment technology: potholes on the information superhighway?
June 22, 1995... The home and office of the 1990s has become a showplace for advances in computerized technology. Embedded computer chips are found in nearly every kitchen appliance, business machine, and entertainment device. Many children's toys are...

Consumer willingness to pay for seafood safety assurances.
June 22, 1995... Over the past decade, consumers have become aware of the many benefits of seafood consumption. Concern for more healthy diets has led to increased levels of seafood consumption. In 1992, per capita consumption of seafood was 14.8 pounds, an 18.4...

Consumer preferences for safe handling labels on meat and poultry.
June 22, 1995... USDA has long known that bacterial contaminants in meat and poultry are a major source of foodborne illness in the United States (58 FR 58922) and that most foodborne illness can be prevented by proper food handling (FSIS 1993). USDA's Food...

Consumer acceptance of recombinant bovine growth hormone: interplay between beliefs and perceived risks.
June 22, 1995... Since 1920, it has been known that the naturally occurring bovine growth hormone (bGH) increases milk production in dairy cows. However, not until 1973 with the advent of recombinant DNA technology was it possible to produce synthetic bovine...

Consumer reaction to a risk/benefit/option message about agricultural chemicals in the food supply.
June 22, 1995... Food safety issues, particularly those related to the use of pesticides, have become a major public health concern in recent years. Controversies, marked by heated debates, have challenged public trust. Efforts by government regulatory agencies...

A comparison of consumer expenditures by housing tenure.
June 22, 1995... One of the most important decisions a consumer makes is whether to rent or own a home. Although many articles have been written about selection of tenure (e.g., Henderson and Ioannides 1983; Li 1977; Stevens 1979), none found have discussed how...

Economics of automobile leasing: the call option value. (includes appendix)
June 22, 1995... Economic aspects of the consumer's decision whether to lease or purchase (by paying cash or financing) a new auto have been considered in several studies (Nunnally and Plath 1989; Patrick 1984; Scerbinski 1988). The comparison of leasing versus...

Middle-school children's sources and uses of money. (includes appendix)
June 22, 1995... Estimates of children's spending indicate they have growing economic power. Estimates range from $4.7 billion spent by children less than 15 years of age to $78 billion spent by children 12-19 years old (Graham 1988; McNeal 1990; Stipp 1988;...