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How Does House Demolition Affect Family Conspicuous Consumption?

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2021
Family conspicuous consumption behavior is affected by many factors. Existing pieces of literature seldom focus on the impact of house demolition on family conspicuous consumption and its underlying mechanism.
Wei Yuan, Shuying Gong, Jun Gao
doaj   +1 more source

Examining Chinese consumers’ luxury hotel staying behavior [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The value of the luxury goods market is about to exceed US$302 billion worldwide in 2012. In addition, the top 3% of travelers in the world represent 20% of the total tourism expenditure.
Chen, A.H.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The Role of Cultural Norms and Religious Values in a Moderated-Mediation Model of Inconspicuous Consumption Purchase Intention of Luxury Lingerie

open access: yesQubahan Academic Journal
This study investigates the antecedents and socio-cultural moderators of inconspicuous consumption of luxury lingerie in Indonesia. It explores how self-concept, emotional attachment, brand trust, brand image, and social media influence shape women's ...
Harry Mores, Yosef Dedy Pradipto
doaj   +1 more source

Bioinspired Morphology‐Decoupled Soft Gripper with Enhanced Bidirectional Grasping Capability

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Inspired by biological predation, a novel gripper decouples cross‐modal grasping via dual morphological configurations. Synergistically integrating hybrid rigid and soft coupled fingers with a metamaterial palm, the system performs active compliant grasping for static objects and passive cage capture for dynamic targets.
Yedong Huang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Étudier le luxe

open access: yesÉtudes Caribéennes, 2015
This discussion proposes to study luxury through a multidisciplinary approach, from philosophy to sociology and from psychology to economy. First of all, it is to identify the foundations of luxury with the work of Veblen (conspicuous consumption ...
Olivier Dehoorne, Sopheap Theng
doaj   +1 more source

Luxury fashion brands: factors influencing young female consumers' luxury fashion purchasing in Taiwan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Purpose - Against the background of increasing consumption of luxury fashion brands by young female consumers in Asian countries, this paper offers insights into the consumption motives and purchasing behaviour of that market segment in Taiwan. Design/
Chaney, Isabella   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Assessing Household Welfare in Response to Rising Food Prices in The Gambia

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how rising food prices affected household welfare in The Gambia using nationally representative data from the 2015/16 Integrated Household Survey (IHS‐3). The analysis reflects household consumption behavior and market conditions prevailing during that period and provides a structural benchmark for understanding ...
Roger Vorsah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Studying luxury

open access: yesÉtudes Caribéennes, 2015
This paper proposes to study luxury through a multidisciplinary approach, from philosophy to sociology and from psychology to economy. First of all, it is essential to identify the foundations of luxury, with the work of Veblen (conspicuous consumption),
Olivier Dehoorne, Sopheap Theng
doaj   +1 more source

Real inequality in Europe since 1500 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Introducing a concept of real, as opposed to nominal, inequality of income or wealth suggests some historical reinterpretations, buttressed by a closer look at consumption by the rich.
David Jacks   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

The Role of Actual and Purported Origin in e‐Commerce Wine Pricing: Evidence From Italian and French Names on Labels

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The origin of a product, if associated with good quality, can contribute to building a positive collective reputation, leading to a potential price premium. However, it is conceivable that a producer markets a product by evoking symbols, images, words, and values typical of places other than where it was designed or produced, creating a ...
Annalisa Caloffi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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