'Demarketing': What makes consumers more or less materialistic?

Thursday, September 24, 2015 - 13:30 in Mathematics & Economics

If you read a report whose message was that people consume too much, would you then be likely to curb your own consumption? In some cases yes, says a new study. According to the study, people who place a high value on materialism are likely to reduce their consumption after reading such a report.

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