Consumer education

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Consumer education is the educating of people so that they can evaluate the consumer goods market with a more sophisticated understanding of that market, and the products, suppliers and tactics to be found there.

It is part of the formal school curriculum in many places and incorporates knowledge from many disciplines, including but not limited to

• mathematics,
• economics,
• law,
• information theory,
• psychology, and
• game theory.

One magazine devoted to providing consumers with accurate reviews of products is Consumer Reports, not to be confused with Consumers Digest.

[edit] See also

• family and consumer science
• Financial education
• Consumerism