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Why France is facing a butter squeeze

Why France is facing a butter squeeze | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"BARE shelves in food shops have been a sadly common sight in Zimbabwe or Venezuela, but are surely unimaginable in wealthy, well-run France? Yet in the past few weeks, those seeking butter in the country’s supermarkets have been met by empty fridges and apologetic notes from managers ..."

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The Starbucks controversy: Economics and psychology are sorta the same thing

The Starbucks controversy: Economics and psychology are sorta the same thing | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"Workplace policies have consequences that go well beyond the bottom line ..."

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New study shows the Euro leading to uniform prices across countries

New study shows the Euro leading to uniform prices across countries | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"Economics has a 'law of one price,' which states that identical goods should, in theory, sell for identical prices—or else markets will even out the differences. Empirical work on the topic, however, has produced little evidence in support of this 'law,' and many studies showing deviations from it ..."

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The Irrational Consumer: Why Economics Is Dead Wrong About How We Make Choices

The Irrational Consumer: Why Economics Is Dead Wrong About How We Make Choices | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"A new paper reviews how psychology, biology, and neurology are ganging up on economics to prove that, when it comes to making decisions, people are anything but rational..."

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The poor are paying more and more for everyday purchases, a new study warns

The poor are paying more and more for everyday purchases, a new study warns | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"The size of the gap is pretty striking ..."

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The new economics of caring - and why social media drives it - Huffington Post

The new economics of caring - and why social media drives it - Huffington Post | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"This makes social media so exciting (and so terrifying) for brands - and also so important to master. It's not just the messages of friends that we're sharing, anymore ..."

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Does studying economics make you more selfish?

Does studying economics make you more selfish? | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"When economics students learn about what makes fellow humans tick it affects the way they treat others. Not necessarily in a good way, as Tom Stafford explains..."

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Boundary problems

Boundary problems | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"Economics is a messy discipline: too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists’ most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP is a tangle too..."

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