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Online trust and Internet gambling

open access: yes, 2008
There are a number of features which can identify an outstanding brand, with consumer trust being highly-prized, particularly in the online gambling sector. In this article, Dr. Mark Griffiths, Professor of Gambling Studies at Nottingham Trent University, examines the challenges facing the gambling industry in gaining trust, the results of respected ...
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The “Zhang Xuefeng Effect”: Information Intervention and the College Admission Problem in China

open access: yesInternational Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Information regarding the quality of colleges and labor‐market prospects of majors plays an important role in parents' and students' school‐choice decisions, particularly when these decisions are crucially relevant to the students' long‐run career choices and life earnings.
Yutong Huo, Yun Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Always Be Prepared: Lessons Learned From Risk‐Coping Strategies of Thai Households in the Wake of Two Major Economic Crises

open access: yesInternational Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper aimed to comparatively examine the function of three risk‐coping strategies, namely savings, borrowings, and work‐hour adjustments, during two major economic crises in Thailand. Using the Socioeconomic Survey (SES) collected by the National Statistical Office (NSO) in Thailand, we examined data from the 1998 financial crisis and the
Aeggarchat Sirisankanan, Papar Kananurak
wiley   +1 more source

Promise‐Keeping Reputations in an Investment Game: An Experimental Investigation

open access: yesInternational Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We design a controlled laboratory experiment to mitigate moral hazard problems in livestream shopping when sellers make promises to buyers. In our experiment, the promise‐keeping reputation mechanism allows sellers to send promises to buyers while buyers can observe the sellers' historical promise‐keeping records. Results demonstrate that bare
Ninghua Du, Qun Zhao
wiley   +1 more source

Time Out: A Scoping Review of Non‐Duration Based Social Media Use Measures and Adolescent Mental Health

open access: yesJournal of Adolescence, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Research to understand the role of social media use (SMU) in explaining deteriorating adolescent mental health has been limited by broad, nonspecific measures of social media use, specifically ‘time spent on social media’. These measures provide insufficient detail to capture specific risk and protective factors to users.
Amanda M. Sursely   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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