Households enjoy utility from activities that require a combination of time and goods. We classify activities into two types: luxuries and necessities. Luxuries (necessities) are activities for which time and expenditure shares rise (decline) with income. We develop and estimate a model with...

Equitable climate policies are required for a just and rapid energy transition. Here we model a novel carbon tax design accounting for the distribution of household consumption and carbon footprints across 88 countries covering the global north and south. The policy distinguishes luxury and...

Social media has become an influential and dynamic virtual space where the platform is used for social networking and a great opportunity to digitally promote a business and establish relations with customers. This study aims to understand how social media marketing activities influence brand...

Secondhand luxury (SHL) consumption is gaining traction among young consumers globally. Irrespective of its adoption across cultures, academic research has barely focused on the intricacies of SHL consumer behaviour. This study investigates SHL consumption through a moderated-mediation framework...

The massive appetite of millennial consumers for luxury products and online digital technology, plus the COVID-19 outbreak, catalyzes luxury brands to go digital modernization. Mixed reality showroom (MRS), a combination of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) innovations, offers a...

Saudi Arabia has been taking various initiatives (such as improving women's rights for reduced dependency on male guardians, and creating training opportunities for skills improvement among Saudi locals) for creating an integrated community with diverse cultures and lifestyles as a part of...