consumption

Minimum wage increases in China are spent rather than saved, and are not associated with increased unemployment. In households with children, a significant portion of the additional income is allocated to healthcare and education.

Bundling payment incentives over time is more effective in increasing effort among the impatient, relative to increasing payment frequency

Data on prices and quantities of consumer packaged goods suggest that Mexican real consumption relative to the US is larger than previously estimated

Taxes on consumption help governments in developing countries redistribute thanks to the presence of large informal sectors

Do unconditional cash transfers increase welfare in communities as a whole, even within households that do not receive them?

While the state benefits more from industrial than artisanal mining, only artisanal mines increase the consumption of local populations

Evidence from India shows how both conflict and economic forces can cause people to realign their ethnic or religious identity

E-commerce disproportionately benefits consumers in small and remote places, helping to reduce disparities in living standards across locations

Evidence from the housing market suggests inequality is being substantially underestimated in Egypt, by about 33%