A Neurological Study of Compulsive Buying Behaviour

Journal of Consumer Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 401-413

  Elger, Christian E ^b   Raab, Gerhard ^a   Neuner, Michael ^a   Weber, Bernd ^b  

^a Fachhochschule Ludwigshafen   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compulsive buying; Consumer behaviour; Consumer policy; Consumer research; Neuroeconomics

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053894416     PISSN: 01687034     EISSN: 15730700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10603-011-9168-3     Document Type: Article

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