This paper investigates the effects of wealth on consumer spending in the United States. A traditional life-cycle model … is estimated first. Although it does find a statistically significant wealth effect, its findings are unusable due to the … offered. First, wealth is divided into stock market and non-stock market components, second into liquid and illiquid …

Established in 1988, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence recognises organisations in the USA, Mexico and Canada …

effect). This study has practical implications for regulators, corporations and investors, both in the USA and abroad. …

homestead wealth on use of nets purchased from the retail sector is well documented, however, the competing influence of mother … were collected at homestead, mother and child (aged < 5 years) levels. An assets-based wealth index was developed using … before the interview; 58% (327) of the nets used were purchased from the retail sector. Homestead wealth (adjusted OR = 10 …

wealth remains unexplored. This dissertation makes use of the 2008 Gallup World Poll and a novel wealth database compiled by … the World Bank to evaluate the effect of wealth, produced capital, and natural resources on life satisfaction. The …, pastureland and forestry. Subsoil asset wealth has no significant effect on life satisfaction.Blood feuds represent a significant …

Value-based management systems focus on wealth and the wealth creation process and promote the generation of value for …, and capital intensity measures on the value of the firm. This information is valuable in helping managers determine a … desired course of action to improve the wealth generating ability of the firm by managing these value drivers more effectively. …

Despite of the particular importance of wealth as a measure of economic well-being and the various functions of wealth …, its distribution on the individual level as well as the reasons for inequality in wealth holdings in Germany have not been … fully explored. Marital splits constitute a potential shock in relation to wealth: divorce is likely to reduce wealth …