During the last decade, virtual goods have become an important target of consumption online (especially in games, virtual worlds and social networking services) amongst physical and digital goods. In this study we investigate the question of why do people purchase virtual goods by conducting a metaanalysis (random effects model) of the existing quantitative body of literature (24 studies) on th...

This paper investigates determinants that influence on consumers’ attitudes toward nondeceptive counterfeit fashion products and behavioral intention to purchase them. The results show that brand image, social influence and previous experiences have a positive impact on consumers’ attitudes toward counterfeit fashion products. Meanwhile, personal gratification has a negative effect on counterfe...

Manufacturing firms increasingly engage in service trade activities. Microlevel data show that German manufacturers account for roughly 25% of German cross-border producer service exports. I have found that particular construction, engineering, and R&D services are exported. The machinery industries and automobile and chemicals producers dominate the overall pattern. The types of services expor...

The human brain contains approximately 25% of the body's cholesterol. The brain is separated from the circulation by the blood brain barrier. While cholesterol will not passes this barrier, oxygenated forms of cholesterol can cross the barrier. Here by measuring the difference in the oxysterol content of blood plasma in the jugular vein and in a forearm vein by mass spectrometry (MS) we were ab...

E-commerce is growing rapidly and sales of digital goods represent a substantial portion of all online sales. Several goods such as music and books are now available in a physical and digital format. In a single-period case we compare pricing of digital vs. physical goods and derive an optimal pricing strategy for digital goods in both a general setting without a capacity constraint and a capac...