The study presents the main features of consumer behavior patterns from an economic perspective (Marshallian, Pavlovian, Freudian, Veblenian, and Hobbesian models). Based upon the qualitative analyses (which have used the information from two focus groups and the student's statement related to...

The study presents the main features of consumer behavior patterns from an economic perspective (Marshallian, Pavlovian, Freudian, Veblenian, and Hobbesian models). Based upon the qualitative analyses (which have used the information from two focus groups and the student's statement related to...

The paper examines Senegal’s growth performance from the perspective of its povertyreducing and distributional characteristics, and discusses policies that might help make growth more inclusive. The main findings are that poverty has fallen in the last two decades, but poverty reduction has...

Human activity is, a rational activity.In our opinion, this involves two main issues: on one hand,the finality of that,and on the other hand, the effort. We emphasized this because, the emphasis is only on this second aspect. Goods and services are structured according to various criteria. A...

We explore the underlying determinants of the macroeconomic effects of fiscal policy and tax and social security reform using the Global Fiscal Model (GFM). We show that the planning horizon of consumers, access to financial markets, and the elasticity of labor supply, as well as the...

This Selected Issues paper on France underlies public intervention in financial markets. Econometric analysis indicates that in the long term, consumption tracks disposable income closely but is also affected by wealth effects. A counterfactual exercise suggests that a lower return to experience...

This paper calculates the levels of optimal national saving, investment, and the current account balance for five Asian economies—Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines—for the period 1997–2050 using a simulation approach. These calculations show the sensitivity of...