time, greater consumer satisfaction, the elimination of poverty and greater public support for redistributive efforts to … literature. One possible explanation is that increased consumption does not generate lasting increments in welfare because the … process of satisfying our desires generates new desires. A second explanation, which Heath describes contends that consumption …

We estimate consumption dynamics in the G-7 economies, paying particular attention to the possibility of precautionary … consumption growth. As such, consumption in the G-7 economies is unlikely to be the engine that revives global growth. Differences … in the pace and timing of consumption moderation have implications for the evolution of global imbalances. With the U …

countries wealth affects life satisfaction more than income. In the countries for which consumption data are available (Britain … and Hungary), non-durable consumption expenditures also prove at least as important to happiness as income. Further …, results from panel regression fixed effects models indicate that changes in wealth, income and consumption all produce …

The study attempts to examine the impact of remittances on macroeconomic activities (private consumption and investment …) and its implications on economic growth in India for the period from 1966-67 to 2003-04. Estimating a general consumption …, consistently have a positive influence on private consumption. [WP no. 407]. …

sharing comes mostly from the convergence in rates of consumption growth among countries rather than from synchronization of … consumption at the business cycle frequency. Our finding explains why many existing measures fail to detect improved risk sharing …

How does access to credit impact consumption volatility? Theory and evidence from advanced economies suggests that … greater household access to finance smooths consumption. Evidence from emerging markets, where consumption is usually more … volatile than income, indicates that financial reform further increases the volatility of consumption relative to output. We …

-reported life satisfaction as an indicator of psychological well-being, the present study classified participants into one of four … among college students, showing that, when considered in conjunction with clinical symptoms, life satisfaction serves as a …

multidimensional alternative to the univariate scales measuring happiness and satisfaction most often used in social research. In …