The main purpose of this paper is to empirically analyze the impact of excise tax on excisable goods consumption, brand loyalty and health awareness in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) market. The research is conducted based on the self-administered questionnaire collected from the residents of...

We propose a new category of consumption goods, memorable goods, that generate a utility flow even after physical consumption. Empirically, memorable goods expenditures exhibit frequent zero monthly purchases and lumpy expenditure spikes. Memorable goods expenditures are 20% the size of...

This article provides empirical evidence that the demand for ethyl alcohol in Lithuania is price elastic and the root cause of this elasticity is the competition between Lithuanian and Polish sellers. The basis for the emergence of competition lies in the price differences between the countries,...

Die Arbeit untersucht die Auswirkungen einer Einführung und Anwendung von Konsumsteuern in offenen Volkswirtschaften. Berücksichtigt werden neben der indirekten Umsatzsteuer verschiedene direkte Konsumsteuern. Anhand eines Zwei-Länder-Falles wird analysiert, welche einzelwirtschaftlichen...

During the 2010-2019 decade, consumption taxes have risen in the vast majority of the EU Member States as a result of austerity measures, tax shifts as well as taxing transport and housing-related energy consumption. The redistributive impact of these policy changes remains mostly unexplored. In...

Fluctuations in income and population are imperative elements for changing the structure of food demand. In perspective of the significance of food demand examination for provinces of Pakistan, thisstudy investigatesthe demand elasticities and household consumption behaviour both at the...

The objective of this article was to detect green and non-green consumer profiles in Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom (UK), based on the perceived importance of product criteria (e.g. green production, price, quality, fashionability) in consumers' purchase decisions. We also examined...

This article explores children's consumption practices from a sociology of consumption perspective. The aim is to discover whether South African children, in their consumption of clothing, engage in symbolic consumption and to identify the ways in which they do so. Existing studies on children...

The modern consumer society is criticised for its harmful impact on individual well-being and the environment, prompting a call for a transition to responsible consumption. This article explores emerging trends in consumer behaviour towards responsible consumption. Drawing from existing...