In this paper I examine the implications of self-attribution bias on consumption and savings decisions. When self … changes in consumption and changes in income. No other factor on its own has been able to explain both of these empirical …

In the past decade, weak household consumption was an important reason for low rates of overall economic growth in … consumption. Consumption, information-processing, and decision-making theory all serve to derive hypotheses, which are evaluated … indicate that consumption is mainly influenced by the long-run effects of news coverage. In this regard, decisions to consume …

Using information in the household consumption data as a signal of secularity, this study explores the effect of …