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Opinion: The Ultra-Premium Arms Race Isn’t Sustainable

Date Published
February 16, 2026
Section
In the Media
Areas of Expertise
Consumer Behavior Decision Making & Negotiations
From:
CBS In the News

CardRates.com referenced Columbia Business School’s Sheena Iyengar in a discussion about whether the escalating competition among ultra-premium credit cards is sustainable. Drawing on insights from her book The Art of Choosing, the article explores how consumer decision-making can be shaped—and strained—by increasingly complex reward structures and feature sets. Iyengar’s work highlights how too many options or added layers of incentives can ultimately undermine satisfaction and long-term loyalty.

 

Mentioned Faculty

Sheena Iyengar

Sheena Iyengar

S. T. Lee Professor of Business; Chair of Management Division
Management Division
Mentioned On
Card Rates
Mentioned Research
The Art of Choosing
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