In a 10-year study of postmenopausal women, tea consumption shows a small but significant benefit for bone mineral density, ...

Emerging reports lead scientists to study if Ozempic (semaglutide) changes how users feel after drinking alcohol, prompting ...

New research suggests that even light alcohol use may carry serious risks. A large study in India found that drinking just ...

Understanding the consumption response to natural disasters is important for increasing the resilience of the economy to ...

One of the debates within economics is whether consumption is driven by income or wealth. The outcome of this debate is important for policymakers; if the goal of policy is lifting or constraining ...

WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine reviews scientific evidence on the relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and health outcomes.

Learn how income changes influence consumer spending and business performance. Explore positive and negative impacts of the income effect on normal and inferior goods.

Imagine walking out of a Walmart, Target or Costco. As you push your large shopping cart to your car, you ask yourself: Did I really need all that stuff? The answer is you probably didn’t. These ...

We use UK transaction-level data during the Covid-19 pandemic to study whether mortgage payment holidays (PH) can act as a mechanism for smoothing household consumption following negative aggregate ...

I am not a psychologist or a philosopher. But I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the goals we pursue, the things we own, and the items we buy. I find it to be a fascinating study into human ...