The Journal of Consumer Affairs articles from June 2005

The Journal of Consumer Affairs archives from June 2005

Do people with disabilities believe the ADA has served their consumer interests?(Americans with Disabilities Act)(Table)
June 22, 2005... In recent years, numerous changes in the retail sector have been made to create accessibility for people with disabilities and to establish compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This paper examines the responses of 1,000...

Policy makers' paradigms and evidence from consumer interpretations of dietary supplement labels.
June 22, 2005... The regulation of marketplace information regarding health and nutrition is in flux. Nowhere, perhaps, is this more evident than in the dietary supplement industry. Herein, we present an experiment that examines the two major types of claims...

Enhanced GM foods: are consumers ready to pay for the potential benefits of biotechnology?(genetic engineering)(Table)
June 22, 2005... The present study analyzes and compares willingness to pay estimates for different genetic modifications in a tomato plant. Results suggest that consumers are ready to pay the highest premiums for modifications which increase the tomato flavor...

Cues of credibility and price performance of life insurance comparison web sites.(usage of websites )(Table)
June 22, 2005... An array of Web sites is available to help consumers find the best deals on products and services. While these sites have the potential to save time and money by directly comparing alternatives, consumers still have the task of assessing the...

Consumers' use of information intermediaries and the impact on their information search behavior in the financial market.(information management)(Table)
June 22, 2005... An information intermediary is a human or a nonhuman party designed to assist consumers in information processing. The current study identifies factors determining the likelihood of using human information intermediaries and the effects of...

The effects of corporate social responsibility and price on consumer responses.(case studies)(Table)
June 22, 2005... This experiment examined the influence of corporate social responsibility and price on consumer responses. Scenarios were created to manipulate corporate social responsibility and price across two domains (environment and philanthropy). Results...

Unequal effects of elders' health problems on wealth depletion across race and ethnicity.(statistics)(Table)
June 22, 2005... We investigate the impact of health on wealth depletion of African American, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic white elders. Using the data from 4,464 elderly households that participated in both the 1993 Asset and Health Dynamics of the Oldest Old...

Understanding the impact of employer-provided financial education on workplace satisfaction.
June 22, 2005... The present study examines the linkage between workplace financial education and workplace satisfaction. Data gathered from a national sample of employees of an insurance company favor the hypothesis that employees who participate in workplace...

Building the case for financial education.(management)(Table)
June 22, 2005... The need for financial education among Americans is often demonstrated with alarming rates of bankruptcy, high consumer debt levels, low savings rates, and other negative outcomes that may be the result of poor family financial management and...

Where are the airlines headed? Implications of airline industry structure and change for consumers.
June 22, 2005... The airline industry is undergoing unprecedented change. This paper explores the consumer impacts of recent airline industry change, in the context of its oligopoly market structure and current industry environment. Economic and noneconomic...

Aliterates' scholarship.(gathering literature from journals and internet)(Editorial)
June 22, 2005... About once a week, the editor receives an e-mail that the author probably considers a submission to JCA. I call them my spam submissions; I no longer open the attachments and rarely do I reply. They are usually from overseas, with an...