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• Machine generated contents note: pt. I Basic Concepts of Consumer Economic Wellbeing
• 1. Consumer Economic Wellbeing
• 1.1. Wellbeing
• 1.2. Subjective Wellbeing or Happiness
• 1.2.1. Concept of Subjective Wellbeing
• 1.2.2. Money and Happiness
• 1.2.3. Can Happiness Buy Money?
• 1.3. Economic Wellbeing
• 1.3.1. Historical Perspective of Economic Wellbeing
• 1.3.2. Economic Growth and Happiness
• 1.3.3. Microeconomic Indicators and Happiness
• 1.3.4. Economic Policy and Happiness
• 1.3.5. Financial Satisfaction
• 1.4. Consumer Wellbeing
• 1.4.1. Concept of Consumer Wellbeing
• 1.4.2. Process-Based CWB
• 1.4.3. Community-Based CWB
• 1.4.4. Product-Based CWB
• 1.4.5. Consumption-Based CWB
• 1.5. Consumer Economic Wellbeing

• 1.6. Focus and Organization of the Book
• References
• 2. Consumer Interests and Economic Wellbeing
• 2.1. Consumer Interests
• 2.2. Consumer Issues
• 2.3. Consumer Rights
• 2.4. Consumer Right to Privacy
• 2.4.1. Definition of Consumer Privacy
• 2.4.2. Privacy as a Consumer Right
• 2.4.3. Consumer Concerns About Privacy
• 2.4.4. Marketing and Consumer Privacy
• 2.4.5. Conceptualizations of Consumer Privacy
• 2.4.6. Government Protection of Consumer Privacy
• 2.4.7. Business Self-Regulation on Consumer Privacy
• 2.5. Consumer Representation
• 2.5.1. Consumer Advocates at National Level
• 2.5.2. Consumer Advocates at State and Local Level
• 2.5.3. Consumerism, a Term with Changing Meanings
• 2.5.4. Consumer Movement
• 2.6. Consumer Sovereignty
• 2.7. Strategies for Individual Consumers
• 2.7.1. Consumer Rights Perceived by Consumers
• 2.7.2. Consumer Acumen
• 2.7.3. Unscrewed: Strategies for Individual Consumers to Redress
• 2.8. Summary
• References
• 3. Consumer Financial Capability and Economic Wellbeing
• 3.1. Financial Capability
• 3.2. Financial Literacy
• 3.3. Financial Behavior
• 3.4. Understanding Behavior
• 3.4.1. Theory of Planned Behavior
• 3.4.2. Applications to Financial Behavior
• 3.5. Changing Behavior
• 3.5.1. Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change (TTM)
• 3.5.2. Applications to Financial Behavior
• 3.6. Future Research on Consumer Financial Capability
• 3.7. Summary
• References
• pt. II Consumer Economic Environments
• 4. Government and Consumer Economic Wellbeing
• 4.1. Government Regulation for Consumer Protection
• 4.2. Categorizing Consumer Protection Measures
• 4.3. Regulation Theories
• 4.3.1. Captured Theory
• 4.3.2. Libertarian Paternalism
• 4.4. Policy Agenda Setting
• 4.5. Presidents and Consumer Protection
• 4.6. Consumer Protection Laws
• 4.7. Consumer Safety Protection
• 4.7.1. Food Safety
• 4.7.2. Drug Safety
• 4.7.3. Consumer Product Safety
• 4.7.4. Transportation Safety
• 4.7.5. Environment Safety
• 4.8. Consumer Financial Protection
• 4.8.1. Antitrust Regulation
• 4.8.2. Fair Trade Regulation
• 4.8.3. Depository Institution Regulation
• 4.8.4. Credit Regulation
• 4.8.5. Housing Regulation
• 4.8.6. Security Regulation
• 4.8.7. Financial Service Regulation
• 4.9. State and Local Consumer Protection
• 4.9.1. State and Local Consumer Protection Agencies
• 4.9.2. State Consumer Protection Laws
• 4.10. International Comparisons of Consumer Protection
• 4.11. Summary
• References
• 5. Business and Consumer Economic Wellbeing
• 5.1. Concepts Toward Good Business Behavior
• 5.1.1. Corporate Social Responsibility
• 5.1.2. Quality of Life Marketing
• 5.1.3. Sustainable Marketing
• 5.1.4. Ethic Marketing
• 5.1.5. Pro-consumer Corporate Governance
• 5.1.6. Pro-consumer Business Organizations
• 5.2. Marketing Frauds and Rip Offs
• 5.2.1. Marketing Frauds
• 5.2.2. Types of Marketing Frauds
• 5.2.3. Marketing Rip Offs
• 5.3. Characteristics of Consumer Victims
• 5.3.1. Victims of Investment Frauds
• 5.3.2. Vulnerability of Older Consumers
• 5.3.3. Vulnerability of Young Consumers
• 5.3.4. Vulnerability of Latino Immigrant Consumers
• 5.3.5. Paradigm Shift: From Fraud Victims to Victors
• 5.4. Summary
• References
• 6. Media and Consumer Economic Wellbeing
• 6.1. Role of News Media
• 6.1.1. Effects of Media
• 6.1.2. Consumer Journalism
• 6.2. Role of Advertisement
• 6.2.1. Criticism on Advertising
• 6.2.2. Advertisement Social Responsibility
• 6.2.3. Types of Ads
• 6.2.4. Ad Effects on Consumer Behavior
• 6.3. Summary
• References
• 7. Internet and Consumer Economic Wellbeing
• 7.1. Online Shopping
• 7.1.1. Online Shopping and Consumer Economic Wellbeing
• 7.1.2. Theories of Online Shopping
• 7.1.3. Consumer Behavior in Online Shopping
• 7.1.4. Effective Online Shopping Sites
• 7.1.5. Information Search in Online Shopping
• 7.1.6. Online Consumer Reviews
• 7.2. Online Banking
• 7.2.1. Online Banking and Consumer Economic Wellbeing
• 7.2.2. Theories on Adoption of E-Banking Technologies
• 7.2.3. Consumer Characteristics Associated with Adoption of E-Banking Technologies
• 7.2.4. Consumer Characteristics on E-Banking Adoption
• 7.2.5. Other Research Topics on E-Banking
• 7.3. Summary
• References
• pt.
• III Components of Consumer Economic Wellbeing
• 8. Consumer Income
• 8.1. Income Overview and Group Differences
• 8.2. Determinants of Earning
• 8.2.1. Earning Puzzles
• 8.2.2. Conceptual Models of Earning
• 8.2.3. Role of Schooling
• 8.3. Income Inequality
• 8.3.1. Definition and Trends
• 8.3.2. Determinants of Income Inequality
• 8.4. Intergenerational Transfer of Economic Status
• 8.4.1. Definition and Trends
• 8.4.2. Relevant Factors
• 8.4.3. Reasons and Motivations
• 8.4.4. International Comparison
• 8.4.5. Effects of Private Transfer of Wealth on Health
• 8.4.6. Effects of Intergenerational Transfer on Wealth
• 8.4.7. Effects of Social Policy on Private Transfers
• 8.4.8. Intergenerational Transfer: A Sociological Perspective
• 8.5. Low Income Consumers
• 8.5.1. Economic Issues Faced by Low Income Consumers
• 8.5.2. Policies for Helping Low Income Consumers
• 8.5.3. Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
• 8.6. High Income Consumers: The Top 1 %
• 8.6.1. Trends
• 8.6.2. Influencing Factors
• 8.6.3. Consequences of Top 1 %
• 8.6.4. Economic Policies
• 8.7. Summary
• References
• 9. Consumer Spending
• 9.1. Theories of Consumption
• 9.1.1. Life Cycle Hypothesis
• 9.1.2. Precautionary Saving Model
• 9.1.3. Behavioral Life Cycle Hypothesis
• 9.1.4. Hyperbolic Consumption Model
• 9.1.5. Benefits and Costs of Consuming
• 9.1.6. Decision-Making Styles
• 9.2. Consumer Expenditure
• 9.2.1. Consumer Spending Over the Life Cycle
• 9.2.2. Housing Expenditure
• 9.2.3. Transportation Expenditure
• 9.2.4. Food Expenditure
• 9.2.5. Healthcare Expenditure
• 9.3. Consumer Confidence
• 9.4. Desirable Consumption Behavior
• 9.4.1. Smart Shopping Behavior
• 9.4.2. Sustainable Consumption
• 9.4.3. Ethical Consumption
• 9.4.4. Socially Responsible Consumption
• 9.5. Undesirable Consumption Behavior
• 9.5.1. Conspicuous Consumption
• 9.5.2. Unethical Consumption
• 9.5.3. Compulsive Buying
• 9.5.4. Impulsive Buying
• 9.5.5. Overspending
• 9.6. Summary
• References
• 10. Consumer Borrowing
• 10.1. Overview of Consumer Debts
• 10.2. Mortgage
• 10.3. Vehicle Loans
• 10.4. Educational Loans
• 10.5. Credit Card Debt
• 10.6. Payday Loans
• 10.7. Bankruptcy
• 10.8. Summary
• References
• 11. Consumer Saving
• 11.1. Overview of Consumer Savings
• 11.2. Saving Motives
• 11.3. Savings for Emergencies
• 11.4. Saving for Children's Education
• 11.5. Saving for Retirement
• 11.6. Risk Tolerance
• 11.7. Individual Development Account
• 11.8. Summary
• References.

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Author/Creator:

Xiao, Jing J. (Jing Jian) , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Consumer economic wellbeing [by Xiao, J.J.]

Related Series:

International series on consumer science

Subjects:

Consumption (Economics)

Consumers

Consumer behavior

Finance, Personal

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed June 8, 2015).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

HB801 .X56 2015eb

ISBNs:

9781493928217 (electronic bk.)
149392821X (electronic bk.)
9781493928200 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

910662473

Other Control Numbers:

EBC2095365 (source: MiAaPQ)
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