This paper aims to systematically analyze and synthesize the existing research published on
mental accounting and purchase decision processes by conducting a systematic literature …

In the standard economic account of consumer behavior the cost of a purchase takes the
form of a reduction in future utility when expenditures that otherwise could have been made …

This chapter provides an overview of household finance. The first part summarizes key facts
regarding household financial behavior, emphasizing empirical regularities that are …

A common assumption underlying the analysis of consumers' choices among optional tariffs
is that consumers choose the tariff that maximizes their surplus and, thus, the tariff that leads …

This article examines how dynamic changes in information cost structure and time
preferences affect consumers' search and switching behavior over time and lead to lock-in …

When people stockpile products, how do they decide when and how much they will
consume? To answer this question, the authors develop a framework that shows how the …

Differentiated prices, bundling, web auctions: firms' pricing practices are evolving. When
there is no market, or for customized pricing, the willingness-to-pay concept seems to be …

In communication, information, and other industries, three-part tariffs are increasingly
popular. A three-part tariff is defined by an access price, an allowance, and a marginal price …

The growth of the e-commerce sector has highlighted the importance of shipping fees. We
empirically study the effects of shipping fees and marketing activities on customer …

A recent addition to the literature in psychology concerns individuals' forecasts of the
affective states they predict will arise in the future. Affective forecasts are extremely relevant …