The paper aims to identify the determinants that influence women consumer behaviour from selected Arab League countries. The paper intends to test the impact of two major constructs such as internal variables (demographic and psychographic) and external variables (cultural and social) in...

Consumer behaviour is a component of the economic behaviour, which in its turn is a manifestation of human behaviour. As a consequence of the social and economic development of modern societies, the study of consumer behaviour has undergone a strong development process, during the past years...

Energy availability and climate change are interrelated concerns with economic components. They need to be addressed by policy makers and they require changes in energy consumption. This study examines whether concerns about energy availability and climate change influence consumer behaviour,...

Agriculture is responsible for 17–35% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions with livestock production contributing by approximately 18–22% of global emissions. Due to high monitoring costs and low technical potential for emission reductions, a tax on consumption may be a more...

Necessity of communication with market arises from basic philosophy of marketing - to be familiar with market, recognize its needs and offer the most effective way to fulfil those demands. Importance of communication increases with expansion of individual manufacturer’s supply and their effort...

The economic crisis and its obvious effects are moulding consumer behaviour and offer the framework for reshaping consumption patterns. However, confronted with budget changes it is natural to assume that consumers might be reluctant to immediately recast their consumption patterns. Their...

Data from Bank of Italy's survey of household income and wealth are here presented and analyzed in order to explore the dynamics of consumption, savings and debts among the italian population in the period 2004-2006. Results show the greater relevance of income, compared to wealth, in modulating...

Purpose – The aim of this research is to empirically investigate how different types of trust relate to consumer perceptions of food safety. Design/methodology/approach – After a review of trust literature this study classifies trust into three distinct types: supplier-level specific trust,...