Rebates, Matches, and Consumer Behavior

Online Appendix for “Liquidity Constraints and Consumer Bankruptcy: Evidence from Tax Rebates”

In this section we discuss the sensitivity of our main results to the way in which we calculate the standard errors. These results are reported in Online Appendix Table OA1. We find that the precision of our results is very similar when we use heteroskedasticity-robust standard errors, cluster by week, or cluster by the check date. In theory, it is more conservative to cluster by check date rat...

Evolution and consumer behavior

An evolutionary theoretical approach considers the adaptive function of behavior. This article discusses what it means to use an evolutionary approach to generate predictions, and discusses two specific evolutionarily informed theories that have uncovered novel insights into consumer behavior. First, the fundamental motives framework highlights the social challenges faced by our ancestors (e.g....

Aging and Consumer Behavior

Gasoline Taxes and Consumer Behavior

Gasoline taxes can correct externalities associated with automobile use, reduce dependency on foreign oil, and raise government revenue. Our understanding of the optimal gasoline tax and the efficacy of existing taxes is largely based on empirical analysis of consumer responses to gasoline price changes. In this paper, we directly examine how gasoline taxes affect consumer behavior as distinct ...

Identity-based consumer behavior

a r t i c l e i n f o Although the influence of identity on consumer behavior has been documented in many streams of literature, the absence of a consistent definition of identity and of generally accepted principles regarding the drivers of identity-based behavior complicates comparisons across these literatures. To resolve that problem, we propose a simple but inclusive definition of identity...