We study the long-run evolution of brand preferences, using new data on consumers' life histories and purchases of … consumer packaged goods. Variation in where consumers have lived in the past allows us to isolate the causal effect of past … develop endogenously as a function of consumers' life histories and are highly persistent once formed, with experiences 50 …

years, questions have arisen about whether its services help or harm consumers. In response, states have increasingly … consumers. On balance, our results also seem to support the relevance of theories of occupational licensing that stress the …

informational advantage over consumers in selecting arbitrators, resulting in industry-friendly arbitration outcomes. We then … arbitrators without the input of firms and consumers would increase consumer awards by $40,000 on average, relative to the current … mechanism for the benefit of consumers hinges on whether consumers are informed. Policies such as increasing arbitrator …

-functioning marketplace, suggest that prospect theory adequately organizes behavior among inexperienced consumers, whereas consumers with …

Consumers solve many agency problems, by pointing out when they believe that agents have made mistakes. This paper … considers the role that consumers play in inducing efficient behavior by agents. I distinguish between two case: those where … consumers have similar preferences to the principal, and those where consumer preferences diverge from those of the principal …

and referral agencies (R&Rs) in some markets. R&Rs provide consumers with information on availability, price, and …

In this paper we investigate whether sellers treat consumers differently on the basis of how well-informed consumers …. We show that sellers alter their initial price quotes depending on whether consumers appear to be well …

respect the privacy of consumers. But nonrivalry leads to other consequences that are less obvious. Because of nonrivalry …. Instead, giving the data property rights to consumers can generate allocations that are close to optimal. Consumers balance …

: whereas some consumers welcome the opportunity to purchase and learn about the new technology, for others the inconvenience …