Consumer Casualties Exploring the Economics of Habit, Information, a
Junmin Wan takes a two prong approach to analysing this pressure in Japan in his new volume Consumer Casualties. He first clarifies the consumer preference for habit to identify useful approaches toward solving a number of economic issues, such as gamblin
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Consumer Casualties
10.1057/9781137384843 - Consumer Casualties, Junmin Wan
10.1057/9781137384843 - Consumer Casualties, Junmin Wan
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Exploring the Economics of Habit, Information, and Uncertainty in Japan Junmin Wan
10.1057/9781137384843 - Consumer Casualties, Junmin Wan
Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to Monash University - PalgraveConnect - 2014-12-06
Consumer Casualties
CONSUMER CASUALTIES
Copyright © Junmin Wan, 2014.
Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–1–137–38724–0 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wan, Junmin. Consumer casualties : exploring the economics of habit, information, and uncertainty in Japan / Junmin Wan. pages cm Summary: "In our increasingly globalized world of shared cultures, we have seen the spread of addictive behaviors such as smoking and various forms of gambling. As these behaviors and subsequent habits continue to spread across borders, it is paramount for policy makers to consider the economics of habit, information and uncertainty in their practices.Junmin Wan takes a two prong approach to analyzing this pressure in Japan in his new volume Consumer Casualties. He first clarifies the consumer preference for habit to identify useful approaches toward solving a number of economic issues, such as gambling and other addictive practices. He then tests his theories with data on smoking, lottery gambling and pachinko gambling, to determine their causalities and distill proposals for policy makers"– Provided by publisher. Summary: "This work tries to examine the economics of habits via theoretical models and empirical testing of the models using micro and macro datasets, as they pertain to addressing various economics issues, including habit forming or addictive behaviors such as smoking and various forms of gambling. The issues of information asymmetry (e.g., the effect of lottery receipt on experiment on tax evasion) and uncertainty as they pertain to consumers and their preferences and habits are also included"– Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–1–137–38724–0 (hardback) 1. Consumer behavior–Japan. 2. Branding (Marketing)–Japan. 3. Business ethics–Japan. I. Title. HF5415.32.W366 2014 658.8’3420952–dc23
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A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Knowledge Works (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: November 2014 10 9 8 7 6 5 4
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