ERIC Number: ED432684
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1999-Mar
Pages: 178
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ISSN: ISSN-0275-1356
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American Council on Consumer Interests Annual Conference (45th, Chicago, Illinois, March 24-27, 1999).
Leech, Irene E., Ed.
Consumer Interests Annual, v45 1999
This document contains 4 invited papers, 21 refereed papers, 15 reports accompanying refereed posters, 8 reports from invited paper sessions, and 4 reports from invited panel sessions. Selected papers are as follows: "Managed Care Benefits Consumers" (Smith); "The Paradox of Managed Care" (Lieberman); "How Much Is Enough: Feasibility of Welfare to Work for Single Mothers" (Newman, Sharpe); "The Health Sector in Contribution to a Rural Economy: Western New York Region" (Morton, Bills, Kay); "Social and Economic Indicators for Montana Counties" (Haynes, Abdel-Ghany); "Relative Deprivation in Human Capital Investment in Urban Poor and Middle Class Households in Inchon, Korea" (Yoon, Sharpe); "Factors Related to Risk Tolerance: A Further Examination" (Grable, Joo); "Information Disclosure and Consumers' Understanding: A Case Study of New Leasing Disclosures" (Blaine, Hogarth, O'Donnell); "Determinants of Consumer's Debt Repayment Patterns" (Zhang, DeVaney); "Do Consumers Know the Price of Credit? A Comparison of Consumers' Knowledge of Open- and Closed-end Credit" (Lee, Hogarth); "Determinants of Planned Retirement Age" (Yuh, Hanna, Montalto); "Employee Wellness Program Impact on Health Care Costs: Do Participation and Intensity of Participation Matter?" (Haynes, Dunnagan, Smith); "Factors Influencing Flextime Usage among Employed Married Women" (Billings, Sharpe); "The Impact of Health on Consumer Acceptance of Biogenetic Foods: The Case of Celiac Disease Sufferers" (West, Lamontagne, Galibois, Larue); "The Effect of Consumer Label Use on Diet Quality" (Kim, Nayga, Jr., Capps, Jr., Tepper); "Impact Evaluation of a Financial Literacy Program: Evidence for Needed Educational Policy Changes" (Huddleston-Casas, Danes, Boyce); "Developing a Model for the Determinants of Financial Satisfaction: An Exploratory Study" (Joo, Grable); "Protecting Consumer Privacy: Evaluation of an Educational Program" (Kiss, Gorman, Zalenski, Garkey); "All My Money: A Financial Management Curriculum for Persons Working with Limited-Resource Audiences" (Chan, Fitzsimmons, Hardy, Kimmel, Stiles, Taylor); "Tax Breaks for Higher Education: A Fact Sheet for Parents and Students" (Chan, Crawford); "A Comparison of Two Credit Scoring Models: Commercial versus Consumer Education" (Yin, DeVaney); "Educating Consumers about Financing Long Term Care: Opportunities and Challenges" (Stum); "Influencing Issues of the Consumer Interest: Roles and Opportunities for Researchers, Educators, and Partners in the Media" (Bauer, Braun, Olson); and "Open Consumer Education Forum: What Works in Consumer and Family Finance Education" (Olson, Dolan). (MN)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Education, Case Studies, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection, Credit (Finance), Debt (Financial), Economic Research, Employed Women, Employment Practices, Family Income, Feasibility Studies, Financial Problems, Financial Services, Flexible Working Hours, Foreign Countries, Fringe Benefits, Health Care Costs, Health Services, Human Capital, Literacy Education, Models, Mothers, One Parent Family, Poverty, Public Policy, Research Methodology, Retirement, Rural Areas, Urban Areas, Welfare Recipients, Widowed
American Council on Consumer Interests, 240 Stanley Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211; Tel: 573-882-3817.
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings; Collected Works - Serials; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: American Council on Consumer Interests, Columbia, MO.
Identifiers - Location: South Korea; United Kingdom (Scotland); United States
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