News tagged with luxury items
You wear me out: Thinking of others causes lapses in our self-control
Exerting self-control is exhausting. In fact, using self-control in one situation impairs our ability to use self-control in subsequent, even unrelated, situations. What about thinking of other people exerting self-control? ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Study: consumers keep up -- or down -- with the joneses during recession
(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumers relatively unaffected by economic downturns spend less on luxury items during recessions because social standards shift along with the cycles of the economy, according to a study led by a Duke University ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 08, 2012 |
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When do products (and money) literally make your mouth water?
In certain situations, people actually salivate when they desire material things, like money and sports cars, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2011 |
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China closed to outside Internet firms: eBay chief
The head of global online auction powerhouse eBay said that China has essentially put up a wall when it comes to non-Chinese Internet firms.
Oct 18, 2011 |
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