"In light of the reevaluation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this timely Companion adopts an interdisciplinary approach to provide key insights on important topics, including sustainable food consumption and the mitigation of food waste. Bringing together a diverse array of...

The 20th century witnessed a surge in global economic activities, which propelled the growth of the consumer movement. Unfortunately, this also results in the overconsumption of natural resources, endangering the sustainability of society, the economy, and the environment. Consumption-oriented...

Globalisierung und E-Commerce schaffen neue Möglichkeiten für Verbraucher, führen aber auch zu Ungleichgewichten, da Konsumdaten überwacht und genutzt werden. Die Autonomie der Verbraucher ist gefährdet, während globale Unternehmen gesellschaftliche Rahmenbedingungen gestalten. Der...

Drawing on a wide array of sources and literature, this study examines the role of the European Parliament in the establishment of the European Community's consumer policy. It argues that Parliament played a key role in placing this nascent policy issue on the agenda. It influenced the...

This paper shows that the provision of consumer rights can decrease welfare when some consumers remain ignorant of these rights. We find that consumers uninformed about a mandated warranty demand excessively safe products in some circumstances. In other circumstances, uninformed consumers buy...

In the current market environment, the actual dynamics of the application of internal corporate factors is differentiated. The company thus tries to influence customers' shopping behavior as effectively as possible. Therefore, it is important for the company to be able to adapt to these changes...

We seem to be in the middle of a paradigm shift in consumer protection. For decades, regulators understood their mission as “preserving choice” through more effective informational remedies. In the past decade — and more decisively during the Biden Administration — a growing appreciation...

Die Wirtschaftspolitik steht angesichts der Schwere der Energiepreiskrise vor großen Herausforderungen. Mit den drei Entlastungspaketen hat die Regierung zwar einige wichtige Impulse gesetzt, eine stringente Linie lässt die Wirtschaftspolitik jedoch vermissen. Sämtliche Maßnahmen sollten...