Background: As per currently accepted methodology of national economic accounting, China's household consumption rate is considered relatively low. This paper discusses the evolvement of China’s consumption over time. Methods: Employing two different measures of consumption, I compare the...

We conducted an experiment on the nature of income sharing within 95 established couples in Germany. In a first step, the partners revealed their individual preferences by making consumption choices independently. In a second step, decisions were taken jointly over five different rounds with...