Studien zu privaten Altersvorsorgeprodukten beschäftigen sich zunehmend mit der Informiertheit der Konsumentinnen/Konsumenten. Mithilfe einer repräsentativen Panelumfrage betrachtet dieser Beitrag darüber hinausgehende Erklärungsansätze für nachfrageseitige Hemmnisse, die eine...

Subsahara-Afrika gilt als Musterregion für hohe Wachstumsraten der Mobilfunk-Nutzung. Zwischen 2000 und 2011 haben mehr als 500 Millionen Menschen in der Region Zugang zu Mobilfunknetzen erhalten, schätzt die Internationalen Fernmeldeunion (ITU). Ihr zufolge sind von 2005 bis 2010 die mobilen...

This article provides an overview of cases decided by the Court of Justice of the European Union concerning contract law. The present issue covers the period between July 2017 and the beginning of January 2018.

The study emphasizes the results of the excellence research dedicated to theoretical and practical basics for the human factor involvement in the consumer protection management between 2008 – 2009 at the level of National Authority for Consumer Protection, the Region Committee for Consumer...

The issues of consumer rights and consumer welfare are increasingly important, especially in the current economic climate in which the ability to make informed choices represents a real advantage in consumers’ daily life. In order to make their purchases with confidence, both in their country...

CSR practices are marked by two essential attributes: their voluntary nature and their extraordinary diversity. In addition, it is difficult to draw the fine line between mere compliance with the law, and those initiatives that exceed the legal requirements, giving social partners a guarantee...

Recent globalization and technological changes have produced significant changes in consumption patterns, shopping online becoming increasingly more important. Under these conditions, in this article we analyze the most important issues relating to the level and quality of consumer protection in...

The European Single Market is an ongoing project that will continue to further develop and adapt to changing realities. Traditional economic activities, and the administrative rules governing them, face the challenge of adapting to developments that blur the dividing lines, for example, between...

The current paper aims to investigate the relation between competit ion and online purchasing decision-making, integrating consumer protection awareness and the corresponding consumer behavior as mediators. The focus is on both subjective and objective measures related to the level of consumer...

This study highlights the relationship between the competitive environment in the domestic banking sector and the protection of consumers’ rights and interests. The research is focused on three areas: analysis of the competitive environment, based on detailed analysis of the degree of...