Journal of Consumer Affairs

A refereed, scholarly journal publishing original research on individual, business, and/or government decisions and actions that can affect or influence the interests of consumers in the marketplace. Topics are addressed from the consumer's viewpoint and include consumer education, economics, nutrition, public policy, consumer psychology, and marketing. Content includes research papers, short research notes, applications, theoretical briefs, commentary, and book reviews.

Financial literacy, public policy, and consumers' self-protection--mor...
June 22, 2008

A framework for promoting retirement savings.
June 22, 2008

Toward a general model of consumer empowerment and welfare in financia...
June 22, 2008

Is ignorance bliss? Consumer accuracy in judgments about credit rating...
June 22, 2008

Saving for retirement: the effects of fund assortment size and investo...
June 22, 2008

The role of self-regulation, future orientation, and financial knowled...
June 22, 2008

The financial rationality of consumer loan choices: revealed preferenc...
June 22, 2008

Consumer financial literacy and the impact of online banking on the fi...
June 22, 2008

Financial aliteracy.(EDITORIAL POSTLUDE)(Essay)
June 22, 2008

2008 distinguished ACCI fellow: Sherman Hanna.(American Council on Con...
March 22, 2008

2008 distinguished ACCI fellow: Julia Marlowe.(American Council on Con...
March 22, 2008

Remembering luminary leaders Stewart M. Lee and E. Scott Maynes.(EDITO...
March 22, 2008

No pain, no strain: impact of health on the financial security of olde...
March 22, 2008

The effects of summary information on consumer perceptions of mutual f...
March 22, 2008

Recognizing consumer issues in DTC pharmaceutical advertising.(direct-...
March 22, 2008

What am I drinking? The effects of serving facts information on alcoho...
March 22, 2008

Use, misuse, and abuse of content analysis for research on the consume...
March 22, 2008

Potential and pitfalls of applying theory to the practice of financial...
March 22, 2008

Measuring what really matters to consumers.
March 22, 2008

How do you know that?(consumer education)
March 22, 2008

Using the survey of consumer finances: some methodological considerati...
December 22, 2007

Nutritional improvements and student food choices in a school lunch pr...
December 22, 2007

Consumer awareness of the legal obligations of funeral providers.(BITS...
December 22, 2007

What's in a score? Differences in consumers' credit knowledge using OL...
December 22, 2007

Disclosures exposed: banner ad disclosure adherence to FTC guidance in...
December 22, 2007

Shopping for privacy on the internet.(consumer protection)
December 22, 2007

Theory, data, interpretations, and more theory.(EDITORIAL POSTLUDE)(Ed...
December 22, 2007

Trading off fish health and safety: female decision-making processes t...
December 22, 2007

Gift cards: disclosure one step removed.
December 22, 2007

The impact of credit counseling on subsequent borrower behavior.
June 22, 2007

Consumer experiences with predatory lending practices.
June 22, 2007

When do nutrient content and nutrient content claims matter? Assessing...
June 22, 2007

The impact of warnings, disclaimers, and product experience on consume...
June 22, 2007

The privacy paradox: personal information disclosure intentions versus...
June 22, 2007

Promoting i-Safety: effects of privacy warnings and privacy seals on r...
June 22, 2007

The death care industry: a review of regulatory and consumer issues.
June 22, 2007

Household savings motives.(2001 Survey of Consumer Finances )
June 22, 2007

Mistaking precision for reality.(public opinion polls on voter turnout...
June 22, 2007

The effect of demographic, economic, and nutrition factors on the freq...
December 22, 2006

The allocation of food expenditure in married- and single-parent famil...
December 22, 2006

Gender differences in debt repayment problems after divorce.
December 22, 2006

College students' responses to antismoking messages: denial, defiance,...
December 22, 2006

The influence of individual factors on the effectiveness of message co...
December 22, 2006

Promises, promises: how consumers respond to warranties in Internet re...
December 22, 2006

Are we making the grade? A national overview of financial education an...
December 22, 2006

2006 distinguished ACCI fellow: Jeanne M. Hogarth: presentation to Jea...
December 22, 2006

Robert O. Herrmann: 1932-2006.(American Council on Consumer Interests)...
December 22, 2006

Subliminal advertising and the perpetual popularity of playing to peop...
December 22, 2006

Depending on the kindness of strangers.(EDITORIAL POSTLUDE)
December 22, 2006

2004 Distinguished Fellow of the American Council on Consumer Interest...
December 22, 2004

Identity theft: laws, crimes, and victims.(Editorial Prelude)(Editoria...
December 22, 2004

Consumers' protection of online privacy and identity.(Colloquium On Id...
December 22, 2004

Stopping identity theft.(Colloquium On Identity Theft)
December 22, 2004

The role of organizations in identity theft response: the organization...
December 22, 2004

The impact of retirement on household leisure expenditures.(Research I...
December 22, 2004

The effect of consumer participation on price sensitivity.(Research In...
December 22, 2004

The influence of moral philosophy on retail salespeople's ethical perc...
December 22, 2004

Voters' response to labeling genetically engineered foods: Oregon's ex...
December 22, 2004

Linking tax refunds and low-cost bank accounts: early lessons for prog...
December 22, 2004

Decision making by low-literacy consumers in the presence of point-of-...
December 22, 2004

Consumers, people, and Kim.(Editorial Postlude)(Editorial)
December 22, 2004

Identity theft legislation: the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions ...
December 22, 2004

A profile of financially at-risk college students.
June 22, 2004

The economic burden of health care, funeral, and burial expenditures a...
June 22, 2004

Seeking a single policy for contractual fairness to consumers: a compa...
June 22, 2004

A new look at husbands' and wives' time allocation.
June 22, 2004

Why don't households have a checking account?
June 22, 2004

The relationship between sociodemographics and concern about food safe...
June 22, 2004

What consumers don't know can hurt them: consumer evaluations and dise...
June 22, 2004

Targeting financial management training at low-income audiences.(Bits,...
June 22, 2004

Consumers' interpretations of the semantic phrases found in reference ...
June 22, 2004

The consumer as serf.(Editorial Postlude)(Editorial)
June 22, 2004

How credit access has changed over time for U.S. households.
December 22, 2003

A two-step estimation of consumer adoption of technology-based service...
December 22, 2003

Marketing--one consumer disaster.(Colston E. Warne Lecture)
December 22, 2003

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