Consumer Interests Annual Conference

Volume 50

The proceedings of the 50th annual conference

March 31 - April 3, 2004

Washington, D.C. 


Main Speakers

Esther Peterson Consumer Policy Forum

  • "A Global View of Consumer Issues: Then and Now" 
Louise Sylvan, Deputy Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission 

Best Thesis and Dissertations

Refereed Papers:

Marriage, Divorce, and Financial Consequences

Angela C. Lyons, University of Illinois

Jonathan Fisher, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Nancy Pierce, University of Missouri

Michael S. Finke, University of Missouri

Angela C. Lyons, University of Illinois

Tansel Yilmazer, Purdue University 

Genetically Modified Foods and Product Labeling

  • Covering the Cost of Labeling Genetically Modified (GM) Foods: Will Consumers Pay the Price? 

Jane Kolodinsky, University of Vermont

Thomas DeSisto, University of Vermont

Jie Dai, University of Vermont 

Pierre Ganiere, The Ohio State University

Wen S. Chern, The Ohio State University

David Hahn, The Ohio State University 

James L. Morrison, University of Delaware

Hye-Shin Kim, University of Delaware 

Jong-Youn Rha, University of Delaware

Chris Herbein, University of Delaware 

The Older Consumers 

Deanna L. Sharpe, University of Missouri 
        Eun-Jin Kim, The Ohio State University
        Loren V. Geistfeld, The Ohio State University 
Christine Whueiwen Lai, Yuan Ze University
Sherman D. Hanna, The Ohio State University 

Michael S. Gutter, University of Wisconsin
Cynthia R. Jasper, University of Wisconsin
Lingling Wang, University of Wisconsin 

Theoretical Issues in Consumer Research
  • Creating an Additive Scale of Time Preference 
Sandra J. Huston, University of Missouri
Michael S. Finke, University of Missouri 

  • Accounting for Misclassification Error in Retrospective Smoking Data
Donald S. Kenkel, Cornell University
Dean R. Lillard, Cornell University
Alan D. Mathios, Cornell University 

  • Understanding the Demand for Private Long-Term Care Insurance: A Study of Contributing Factors in the Insurance Market and Public Insurance Programs 
Hyojin Kang, Cornell University, Recipient of the 2004 ACCI Dissertation Award 

Consumer Credit and Bankruptcy 

Robert Mayer, Loyola University 

Byong-Min Kim, Purdue University
Sharon DeVaney, Purdue University 

Jing Jian Xiao, University of Rhode Island 
Barbara M. Newman, University of Rhode Island 
Janice M. Prochaska, University of Rhode Island
Berta Leon, University of Rhode Island
Robert L. Bassett, University of Rhode Island 

Consumers' On-line Services
  • Closing the Digital "Age" Divide: Adoption of Electronic Financial Services by 60+ Consumers
Jane Kolodinsky, University of Vermont
Jeanne Hogarth, Federal Reserve Board 

Jihyun Lee, The Ohio State University
Loren V. Geistfeld, The Ohio State University 

Xin Dai, University of Georgia
Brenda Cude, University of Georgia 

Financial Education/Foreclosure 

Angela C. Lyons, University of Illinoise

Jennifer L. Hunt, University of Illinois 

Caezillia Loibl, University of Missouri

Tahira K. Hira, Iowa State University 

Lucy Delgadillo, Utah State University
Amber Gallagher, Utah State University 


  • Compensatory and Compulsive Buying and Maturing in Consumer Societies: An Empirical Re-inquiry 
Michael Neuner, Ludwigshafen  University 
Gerhard Raab, Ludwigshafen University 
Lucia A. Reisch, University of Hohenheim 

Yi Cai, University of Georgia
Brenda Cude, University of Georgia
Roger Swagler, University of Georgia 

Consumer Health Care Issues 
Communication Effectiveness and Format Effects in Consumer Healthcare Decision Making 
Chun-Tuan Chang, University of Edinburgh 

Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University 

Vibha Bhargava, The Ohio State University 
Gong-Soog Hong, The Ohio State University 

Financial Risk Tolerance/Identity 
Yali Yang, University of Georgia 

Rui Yao, South Dakota State University 
Sherman D. Hanna, The Ohio State University 

Barbara O'Neill, Rutgers University
Jing Jian Xiao, University of Rhode Island 


Research in Progress

  • Basic Investor Education Program 

Robert Weagley, University of Missouri

C. D'Arcy, eLearning, LLC 


Jeanne Bank, Canadian Standards Association

Bruce Farquhan, Canadian Standards Association 

Robert Hermann, Penn State University

James McCabe, American National Standards Institute 


Karen Stein, University of Delaware

Jong-Youn Rha, University of Deleware


  • Elder Consumers' Demand for Automobiles 

Hyungsoo Kim, University of Kentucky 

Jinkook Lee, The Ohio State University 

Doh-Khul Kim, Mississippi State University