Consumer Law

Journal of Consumer Affairs Spring 2010 Issue Available

By Jeff Sovern

Here.  From the Table of Contents:

Are Consumers Disadvantaged or Vulnerable? An Examination of Consumer Complaints to the Better Business Bureau (p 3-23)
DENNIS E. GARRETT, PETER G. TOUMANOFF

The Effects of Advertising, Social Influences, and Self-Efficacy on Adolescent Tobacco Use and Alcohol Consumption (p 24-43)
BRIAN R. KINARD, CYNTHIA WEBSTER

Credit Counseling to Help Debtors Regain Footing (p 44-69)
JEFF JIANFENG WANG

Which Households Think They Save? (p 70-97)
YOONKYUNG YUH, SHERMAN D. HANNA

More Than a Penny Saved: Long-Term Changes in Behavior Among Savings Program Participants (p 98-126)
CÄZILIA LOIBL, MICHAL GRINSTEIN-WEISS, MIN ZHAN, BETH RED BIRD

Examining the Effect of Expressing a Quantitative Goal on Consumer Savings (p 127-154)
CÄZILIA LOIBL, ROBERT L. SCHARFF

Concern with Immediate Consequences Magnifies the Impact of Compulsive Buying Tendencies on College Students' Credit Card Debt (p 155-178)

Consumer Biases and Competences in Company Stock Holdings (p 179-212)
CHRISTINE W. LAI, JING JIAN XIAO

Cohort Effects of Household Expenditures on Food Away from Home (p 213-233)
HUA ZAN, JESSIE X. FAN

Colston E. Warne Lecture: Is It Time for Another Round of Consumer Protection? The Lessons of Twentieth-Century U.S. History (p 234-246)
LIZABETH COHEN

ACCI Memorial Paper: The Scholarly Legacy of E. Scott Maynes (p 247-258)
LOREN V. GEISTFELD

Interaction of Law and Ethics in Matters of Advertisers' Responsibility for Protecting Consumers (p 259-264)
IVAN L. PRESTON

Full post as published by CL&P Blog on March 16, 2010 (boomark / email).