Publications in: Business and industry
Behavioural Study on Consumers’ Engagement in the Circular Economy – October 2018
| Client: | european-commission-consumers-health-food-executive-agency-chafea | |
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| Published: | October, 2018 |
The objective of this study was to provide policy-relevant insights on consumers’ engagement in the circular economy. The study involved several research tasks including a literature review across all EU countries as well as third countries, stakeholder interviews, consumer focus groups in 4 EU countries, an online consumer survey in 12 EU countries and an […]
Study on Consumers’ Decision-making in Insurance Services: A Behavioural Economics Perspective – November 2017
| Client: | ec-dg-justice-consumers | |
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| Published: | November, 2017 |
This study focused on consumers’ decision-making in the non-life insurance market when purchasing domestically and cross-border. It tested ways to help consumers make better decisions using a behavioural experiment, collected complementary data on the supply side of the market, and examined potential savings consumers could make.
Consumer Market Study on the Functioning of Legal and Commercial Guarantees for Consumers in the EU – December 2015
| Client: | european-commission | |
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| Published: | December, 2015 |
This study for the European Commission explores how well markets for Legal and Commercial Guarantees (LCGs) operate for consumers in Europe. The study includes consumer surveys and behavioural experiments to investigate how well consumers understand LCGs. The study provides policy recommendations to remedy any shortcomings detected. In particular, the results of will be used to […]
Study on the Coverage, Functioning and Consumer Use of Comparison Tools and Third-party Verification Schemes for Such Tools – March 2015
| Client: | european-commission-executive-agengy-for-health-and-consumers-eahc | |
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| Published: | March, 2015 |
The European Commission has published the study on consumers’ use of comparison tools. As part of the study London Economics completed a behavioural experiment in 15 EU countries that investigated consumer understanding and use comparison tools. The study forms part of the evidence base used by the Commission to develop, together with stakeholders, a series […]
Research on EU Product Labelling
| Client: | EC DG Energy | |
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| Published: | December, 2012 |
This study by London Economics, Ipsos MORI and AEA investigated the possibility of creating a product label which provides consumers with information about the environmental lifecycle performance of products (televisions, washing machines and light bulbs). The information may be added to the current EU Energy Efficiency label. Pan-European behavioural experiments  were used in conjunction with […]