Consumption (economics)
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Urban · Rural · Regional · GeographyLists Business and Economics Portal Consumption is a common concept in economics, and gives rise to derived concepts such as consumer debt. Generally, consumption is defined in part by comparison to production. But the precise definition can vary because different schools of economists define production quite differently. According to mainstream economists, only the final purchase of goods and services by individuals constitutes consumption, while other types of expenditure — in particular, fixed investment, intermediate consumption and government spending — are placed in separate categories. See consumer choice. Other economists define consumption much more broadly, as the aggregate of all economic activity that does not entail the design, production and marketing of goods and services (e.g. the selection, adoption, use, disposal and recycling of goods and services).[citation needed]
Likewise, consumption can be measured by a variety of different ways such as energy in energy economics metrics. The total consumer spending in an economy is generally calculated using the consumption function, a metric devised by John Maynard Keynes, which simply expresses consumption as a function of the aggregate disposable income. This metric essentially defines consumption as the part of disposable income that does not go into saving. But disposable income in turn can be defined in a number of ways - e.g. to include borrowed funds or expenditures from savings. Consumption also decreases demand[citation needed]
See also
- Anthropological theories of value
- Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose (COICOP)
- Consumer theory
- Consumerism
- Geoffrey Miller (evolutionary psychologist)
- List of largest consumer markets
- Miser
- Over-consumption
- Paradox of thrift
- Poverty
- Wealth
- Utility
Notes
References
- Bourdieu, Pierre (1984). Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste (paperback). Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-21277-0. Also:. Lincoln: London. 1984. ISBN 0-415-04546-0.
- Miller, Daniel (1998). A Theory of Shopping (paperback). Ithaca, N.Y: Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-8551-7.
- Slater, Don (1997). Consumer Culture and Modernity. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press. ISBN 0-7456-0304-1.
- Friedman, Jonathan (1994). Consumption and Identity (Studies in Anthropology & History). Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 3-7186-5592-6.
- Mackay, Hugh (Editor) (1997). Consumption and Everyday Life (Culture, Media and Identities series) (Paperback). Thousand Oaks, Calif: SAGE Publications. ISBN 0-7619-5438-4.
- Isherwood, Baron C.; Douglas, Mary (1996). The World of Goods: Towards an Anthropology of Consumption (Paperback). New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-13047-6.
- Deaton, Angus (1992). Understanding Consumption. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-828824-7.
Consumption Topics Consumption function · Final consumption expenditure · Instant gratification · Intertemporal consumption · Random walk hypothesis · Autonomous consumption · Induced consumption
Theories Absolute income hypothesis · Life cycle hypothesis · Permanent income hypothesis · Random walk model of consumption · Relative income hypothesisLists List of largest consumer marketsCategories:
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