Consumer behaviour, i.e., how the consumers allocate their income between different heads and how they decide how much to consume now and how much to save for future is a key topic in modern economic theory. The study of consumer behaviour bears implications for macro economic policies. Many...

In his article "Macro Consumption Function in an Islamic Framework" Professor M. Fahim Khan has demonstrated that consumption in an Islamic economy is likely to he lower and savings larger than if the same economy were operating on a secular basis. He, therefore, finds no room for the...

Consumption function in Islamic framework has attracted in this Journal more attention than any other micro or macro-aspect of Islamic economic system. Yet, all these half a dozen presentations have simply focused on a trivial issue i.e. implication of Islamization of an economy on the...

Consumption plays a significant role in determining the size of the multiplier and the dynamic effects of the economy shock. It also constitutes the largest component of the aggregate expenditure of an economy. As a result, economists have propounded theories in a bid to explain the determinants...

We build a New Keynesian business-cycle model with rich household heterogeneity. A central feature is that matching frictions render labor-market risk countercyclical and endogenous to monetary policy. Our main result is that a majority of households prefer substantial stabilization of...

Manufacturing activities are associated with environmental issues, including industrial waste and dust. Recent comprehensive policies in China have effectively reduced the emissions of some atmospheric pollutants, such as SO2, NOx, CO, PM10, and VOC.However, this does not apply to industrial...