We consider a formal approach to comparative risk aversion and apply it to intertemporal choice models. This makes it possible to investigate whether standard classes of utility functions, such as those inspired from Kihlstrom and Mirman (1974), Selden (1978), Epstein and Zin (1989) or Quiggin...

We study the deterministic control problem of maximizing utility from consumption of an agent who seeks to optimally allocate his wealth between consumption and investment in a financial asset subject to taxes on benefits with first-in–first-out priority rule on sales. Short sales are...

Ce livre s’intéresse autant au caractère compulsif de la boulimie d’objets de ceux qui gardent « tout » qu’au raisonnement logique du collectionneur. Il analyse les enjeux sociaux, politiques, individuels ou économiques de ce phénomène dans nos sociétés, analyse qui relève autant...

50-65 years old people have become the most attractive target for Marketing to Seniors. As ageing is heterogeneous among them and as Aging Well is now a major societal issue, we investigate the relevance of Desired Aging Well to explain their consumption. Cluster analysis is used to confirm a...

Aging well is now a major societal issue. Applied to marketing, the relevance of Desired Aging Well criterion is tested in this paper to segment the 50-65 years old market on a sample representative of French people. A typology based on consumer behavior regarding financial investments, leisure...

Virtual bundling is a promotional offer in which obtaining free product or money discount is linked to the purchase of a certain number of products presented separately. As a promotional technique offering numerous advantages to retailers and manufacturers, virtual bundling is more and more used...

The aim of this research is to gain a deeper understanding of brand personality by focusing on feminine dimension of brands. Previous research in marketing considered the femininity of brands as a unidimensional construct often opposed to masculinity. Through several studies, we explore the...

According to Roney (2003), when exposed to potential mates (young women), men show greater conformity to female mate preferences. This study conceptually replicates and extends this finding to show that women also respond to female physical attractiveness. When exposed to attractive women...