Money, money, money – how do attitudes toward money impact vanity and materialism? – the case of young Chinese consumers

Money, Money, Money – How do Attitudes Toward Money Impact Vanity and Materialism? – the Case of Young Chinese Consumers

Purpose – China is undergoing a radical change as the forces of industrialization and modernization transform its society. Money is taking on an increasingly important role, particularly among young Chinese, as the Western ideals of individualism and hedonism thrive. The goal of this research is to understand attitudes towards money in China and how these attitudes affect elements of consumer b...

Spending money to save money.

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The Credit Money and State Money Approaches

“ Money ” is the Reserves not the Money ∗

In this paper I will argue that the institutional implementations that we commonly include in our monetary aggregates are actually more similar to the concept of monetary base. I will also argue that the institutional implementation of accounts payable operates as money. This slightly translated definition implies that a new monetary aggregate that includes accounts payable may be useful for co...

Money Attitudes and Emotional Intelligence

As the notion of money tends to be imbued with salient emotions, it is plausible that emotional intelligence (EI) has a bearing on the efficacy to cope with emotioneliciting issues involving money. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the extent to which money attitudes relate to EI. The study included a sample of 212 respondents who filled out a questionnaire with items of the M...