Journal of Consumer Policy

p class="abstract"An Editorial and a Welcome: Our New Editorial Board (2011–2015)/pul lispan class="labelName"Content Type /spanspan class="labelValue"Journal Article/span/liliDOI 10.1007/s10603-010-9148-z/lilispan class="labelName"Authors/spanul liAlan Mathios, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA/liliHans-W. Micklitz, European University Institute Florence, Florence, Italy/liliLucia A. Reisch, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark/liliJohn Thøgersen, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark/liliChristian Twigg-Flesner, University of Hull, Hull, UK/li /ul/li /ulul class="parents" ul class="details" lispan class="header labelName"Journal /spanspan class="labelValue"a href="http://www.springerlink.com/content/100283/"Journal of Consumer Policy/a/span/lilispan class="labelName"Online ISSN /spanspan class="labelValue"1573-0700/span/lilispan class="labelName"Print ISSN /spanspan class="labelValue"0168-7034/span/li /ul /ul

p class="abstract"div class="Abstract" lang="en"a name="Abs1"/aspan class="AbstractHeading"Abstractnbsp;nbsp;/spandiv class="normal"Consumer policy approaches regarding green products and solutions can be differentiated by their main focus. “Green positioning” is basically targeted at environmentally aware consumers, while “efficiency-focused positioning” concentrates on the efficiency gain of the product or solution, targeting the whole society, regardless of consumers' environmental awareness. The paper argues that the scope and total environmental benefit can be increased if green products or solutions are promoted in different ways, not only as “green” but also based on other arguments (like cost-efficiency, return on investment, etc.). The paper suggests a model for improving the efficiency of greenhouse gas (GHG)-related consumer policy. Based on the marginal social cost curve and the marginal private cost curve, different (green, yellow, and red) zones of action are identified. GHG mitigation options chosen from those zones are then evaluated with the help of profiling method, addressing the barriers to implementation. Profiling may help design an implementation strategy for the selected options and make consumer policy more effective and acceptable for mass market. Case study results show three different ways of positioning of GHG-related consumer policy in Hungary from 2000 and give practical examples of profiling, based on the latest marginal social cost curve and the contemporary energy saving policy of the state regarding the residential sector. /div /div/pul lispan class="labelName"Content Type /spanspan class="labelValue"Journal Article/span/liliDOI 10.1007/s10603-010-9147-0/lilispan class="labelName"Authors/spanul liMária Csutora, Department of Environmental Economics and Technology, Institute of Environmental Science, Corvinus University of Budapest, Fővám tér 8, 1093 Budapest, Hungary/liliÁgnes Zsóka, Department of Environmental Economics and Technology, Institute of Environmental Science, Corvinus University of Budapest, Fővám tér 8, 1093 Budapest, Hungary/li /ul/li /ulul class="parents" ul class="details" lispan class="header labelName"Journal /spanspan class="labelValue"a href="http://www.springerlink.com/content/100283/"Journal of Consumer Policy/a/span/lilispan class="labelName"Online ISSN /spanspan class="labelValue"1573-0700/span/lilispan class="labelName"Print ISSN /spanspan class="labelValue"0168-7034/span/li /ul /ul

p class="abstract"JCP Book Notes “Economics Social Sciences” 4/2010/pul lispan class="labelName"Content Type /spanspan class="labelValue"Journal Article/span/liliDOI 10.1007/s10603-010-9146-1/li /ulul class="parents" ul class="details" lispan class="header labelName"Journal /spanspan class="labelValue"a href="http://www.springerlink.com/content/100283/"Journal of Consumer Policy/a/span/lilispan class="labelName"Online ISSN /spanspan class="labelValue"1573-0700/span/lilispan class="labelName"Print ISSN /spanspan class="labelValue"0168-7034/span/li /ul /ul

p class="abstract"div class="Abstract" lang="en"a name="Abs1"/aspan class="AbstractHeading"Abstractnbsp;nbsp;/spandiv class="normal"Despite the fact that a substantial body of European Community (EC) law already exists to protect retail investors, the markets in retail investment services and products in the EU remain fragmented. Moreover, the recent financial crisis has undermined investor confidence in financial markets more generally, and “packaged” retail investment products (PRIP), such as investment funds or life insurance policies, in particular. To rebuild retail investor confidence in PRIP by empowering retail investors to make active use of their rights, in 2009 the European Commission proposed to extend the provisions of the 2004 Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) to PRIP. Is the MiFID, however, fit for the purpose which the Commission has in mind? This contribution explores to what extent the MiFID actually confers rights on retail investors and empowers them to make use of these rights. The author concludes that investor rights and remedies should be taken more seriously when making European financial services law. The current overhaul of the EC legal framework for the provision of investment services provides a good opportunity to do so. /div /div/pul lispan class="labelName"Content Type /spanspan class="labelValue"Journal Article/span/liliDOI 10.1007/s10603-010-9145-2/lilispan class="labelName"Authors/spanul liOlha O. Cherednychenko, Centre for Law and Governance, Faculty of Law, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands/li /ul/li /ulul class="parents" ul class="details" lispan class="header labelName"Journal /spanspan class="labelValue"a href="http://www.springerlink.com/content/100283/"Journal of Consumer Policy/a/span/lilispan class="labelName"Online ISSN /spanspan class="labelValue"1573-0700/span/lilispan class="labelName"Print ISSN /spanspan class="labelValue"0168-7034/span/li /ul /ul

p class="abstract"div class="Abstract" lang="en"a name="Abs1"/aspan class="AbstractHeading"Abstractnbsp;nbsp;/spandiv class="normal"Activities aimed at promoting sustainable consumption need to be introduced into everyday settings, as sustainable consumption behaviour needs to become part of daily living. Therefore it is worthwhile reflecting on social settings where consumption plays a minor role, but where people nonetheless learn and experience new attitudes and behaviours. The workplace is an important focal point of adults’ daily routines. This paper examines companies’ role in promoting sustainable consumption of their employees. /div /div/pul lispan class="labelName"Content Type /spanspan class="labelValue"Journal Article/span/liliDOI 10.1007/s10603-010-9143-4/lilispan class="labelName"Authors/spanul liViola Muster, Economic Education and Sustainable Consumption, Technische Universität Berlin, Franklinstr. 28/29 FR 0-1, 10587 Berlin, Germany/li /ul/li /ulul class="parents" ul class="details" lispan class="header labelName"Journal /spanspan class="labelValue"a href="http://www.springerlink.com/content/100283/"Journal of Consumer Policy/a/span/lilispan class="labelName"Online ISSN /spanspan class="labelValue"1573-0700/span/lilispan class="labelName"Print ISSN /spanspan class="labelValue"0168-7034/span/li /ul /ul

p class="abstract"div class="Abstract" lang="en"a name="Abs1"/aspan class="AbstractHeading"Abstractnbsp;nbsp;/spandiv class="normal"The current study is a qualitative exploration of the presence of the money illusion in the lived experiences of Ghanaian adult consumers after a currency redenomination. The results indicated that a switch from the old currency to the new currency had implications for self-worth determination, trivialization of price increases, changes in spending behaviour, and changes in the extent of benevolence. All these changes were related to the tendency to make judgments based on the nominal value of an amount of money, rather than its real value; the judgment bias is known as the money illusion. /div /div/pul lispan class="labelName"Content Type /spanspan class="labelValue"Journal Article/span/liliDOI 10.1007/s10603-010-9144-3/lilispan class="labelName"Authors/spanul liVivian Afi Abui Dzokoto, Department of African American Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1000 W. Franklin Street, Richmond, VA USA/liliEdwin Clifford Mensah, Department of Economics, Finance, and Decision Sciences, University of North Carolina, One University Drive, Pembroke, NC USA/liliMaxwell Twum-Asante, Department of Psychology, Fayetteville State University, 1200 Murchison Road, Fayetteville, NC USA/liliAnnabella Opare-Henaku, Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 806 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA USA/li /ul/li /ulul class="parents" ul class="details" lispan class="header labelName"Journal /spanspan class="labelValue"a href="http://www.springerlink.com/content/100283/"Journal of Consumer Policy/a/span/lilispan class="labelName"Online ISSN /spanspan class="labelValue"1573-0700/span/lilispan class="labelName"Print ISSN /spanspan class="labelValue"0168-7034/span/li /ul /ul

p class="abstract"div class="Abstract" lang="en"a name="Abs1"/aspan class="AbstractHeading"Abstractnbsp;nbsp;/spandiv class="normal"This exploratory study examines the early impact of the iUnfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005/29/EC/i on enforcers in Scotland within the context of current policy developments regarding the use of civil and criminal enforcement mechanisms within the UK. The Directive has been implemented in the UK by means of the iConsumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 SI 1277/i and the duty to enforce the Regulations falls primarily to local authority trading standards services. Twenty-one in-depth interviews were conducted with a range of officers employed within the trading standards service based in eight local authorities in Scotland on their perceptions of the new Regulations. The main findings were that officers’ views of the new Regulations and the civil and criminal enforcement routes available to them was affected by structural, operational, and cultural issues which varied from one authority to another. A number of officers were finding the Regulations a challenge to old ways and there was evidence that many felt unprepared for the Regulations. A number of positive views were expressed regarding the flexibility of the new Regulations and the advantages of the provisions relating to misleading omissions. Overall officers’ experiences of the Regulations were heavily influenced by the complaints received by their particular local authority service. /div /div/pul lispan class="labelName"Content Type /spanspan class="labelValue"Journal Article/span/liliDOI 10.1007/s10603-010-9142-5/lilispan class="labelName"Authors/spanul liJane Williams, School of Business, Enterprise and Management, Queen Margaret University, Queen Margaret University Drive, Musselburgh, East Lothian EH21 6UU, Scotland UK/liliCaroline Hare, School of Business, Enterprise and Management, Queen Margaret University, Queen Margaret University Drive, Musselburgh, East Lothian EH21 6UU, Scotland UK/li /ul/li /ulul class="parents" ul class="details" lispan class="header labelName"Journal /spanspan class="labelValue"a href="http://www.springerlink.com/content/100283/"Journal of Consumer Policy/a/span/lilispan class="labelName"Online ISSN /spanspan class="labelValue"1573-0700/span/lilispan class="labelName"Print ISSN /spanspan class="labelValue"0168-7034/span/li /ul /ul