This article was co-written with Kathryn Chalmers Consumer vulnerability is often described in terms of consumer characteristics or demographics such as age, disability, gender, race/ethnicity, low or limited literacy, and level of education. In general, these measures are useful indicators of potential vulnerability, and most government departments, large institutions and commercial businesses use these to […]
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If the goal of product disclosure statement (PDS) is to help consumers make the most appropriate choices, we have to start with the consumer, rather than the document. So, when we think about consumers, decision-making, and even consumer protection, we need to understand how people decide, and the processes they use to understand information. And […]