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Bank Card Identifies Cardholder
March 6, 2013 — From the gas station to the department store – paying for something without cash is commonplace. Now such payments become more secure: Scientists have engineered a solution for inspecting the ... > full story -
Targeting Diet Products: Why Are More Independent Consumers Better at Delaying Gratification?
March 5, 2013 — Product benefits that occur later in time are more likely to appeal to more independent consumers than to those who are more group or family oriented, according to a new ... > full story -
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Product Promotion: When Do Emotional Appeals Trump Celebrity Spokespeople?
March 5, 2013 — Emotional appeals could be more effective than celebrities when promoting products related to a consumer’s identity, according to a new ... > full story -
Is the iPad Creative? It Depends on Who's Buying It
March 5, 2013 — Encouraging consumers to feel ownership of products they haven’t yet purchased can backfire because consumers tend to see themselves in the products they own, according to a new ... > full story -
Bankruptcy Judges Influenced by Apologies
March 4, 2013 — Debtors who apologized were seen as more remorseful and were expected to manage their finances more carefully in the future compared to debtors who did not offer an apology, finds a new ... > full story -
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3-D Printing Using Old Milk Jugs
March 1, 2013 — 3-D printing lets anyone make almost anything with a simple machine and a roll of plastic filament. Now researchers have found a way to drive costs down even further by recycling empty milk jugs into ... > full story -
New Insight Into How People Choose Insurance Plans
February 27, 2013 — A new paper suggests that forecasting the likely spending reduction associated with high deductibles requires a fine-grained approach, to account for the differing ways consumers respond to ... > full story -
Do Thin Models and Celebrities Really Help Sell to Women?
February 27, 2013 — Advertisers who put images of female celebrities and models next to their products spark scorn rather than shopping, according to new ... > full story -
Student Loans Help Women More Than Men in Reaching Graduation
February 21, 2013 — Student loans provide more help to women than they do for men in encouraging graduation from college, a new nationwide study ... > full story -
In Rich and Poor Nations, Giving Makes People Feel Better Than Getting, Research Finds
February 21, 2013 — Feeling good about spending money on someone else rather than for personal benefit may be a universal response among people in both impoverished countries and rich nations, according to new ... > full story
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