Is it right to shape people’s behaviour to help them make better financial decisions? In this guest post, Professor Liam Delaney explores the pros and cons of ‘Nudge’…
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Should you be nudged away from making financial mistakes?
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How can you improve the security of your garden shed?
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The garden shed used to be where you threw a few garden tools and the man of the house went to escape the family. But many now store thousands of pounds of equipment making shed security a bigger issue.
Do you really consciously choose what you buy?
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How much control do you have over your choice of products? Edward Gardiner of Warwick Business School tells us why research into our behaviour can help empower consumers in their decision making.
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How has your spending changed in the last 10 years?
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We’re currently undertaking a major piece of analysis to better understand how consumer spending has changed over the last 10 years. What do you spend your money on now that you didn’t a decade ago?
in Home & Energy, Money
Consumers must be at the heart of Scottish business
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Our latest report uncovers a unique insight into how people in Scotland are coping financially and where the squeeze is being felt most across the country. Do you live in Scotland? How are you coping financially?
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Is the squeeze on living standards over? (Spoiler: yes, but no)
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There’s been much speculation that the squeeze on living standards is over, but digging below the headline figures shows policy makers still face significant challenges in ensuring living standards rise.
Buying a house or having a child – what’s most stressful?
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Our latest research has found that people regard buying a house the most stressful major milestone in their life (91%), trumping even having a child (81%). Where would you rank it?
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Concerns over living standards are here to stay
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The recovery seems to have well and truly set in. Today’s ONS release of UK growth data suggests that the UK economy grew by 0.7% in the fourth quarter of 2013. And growth also looks to continue next year.
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Are you cutting back this Christmas?
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Christmas is often a time of excess, but even before people’s thoughts turn to trimming the waistline it appears many of us are cutting costs and planning festive fun on a tighter budget.
What would make you trust energy companies?
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We’ve seen price rise announcements from four of the Big Six energy suppliers – unsurprisingly the reaction has been resoundingly negative. In fact, our research shows trust in energy suppliers has hit rock bottom.
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Would you buy an affordable 3D printer?
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The world’s first affordable 3D printer is expected to hit the shelves in 2014. But are we ready for them? Would you spend your hard-earned cash on a 3D printer?
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Vox pops: what do you think politicians should focus on?
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Each year Which? attends the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat party conferences. We attend to ensure politicians are putting consumers at the heart of their policies.
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Which industry do you trust the least?
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Its ‘Back to School’ week. I  find myself reminiscing about the summer and prospect of a new start. Now my school years are gone will the prospect of an improved economy be something to look forward to….
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How’s the economy treating you?
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The latest Which? Quarterly Consumer Report reveals a mismatch between perception and reality as confidence is on the rise, yet 1.5 million more families are feeling financially squeezed…