We should also see a marginal drop in demand for, say, yachts.
If declining house prices cause Americans to spend less, that would most likely diminish demand for, say, DVD players made in factories in southern China.
So to justify the extra effort needed, the demand for fluency in Mandarin would have to be way above demand for, say, French.Yet anecdotal evidence suggests that there is little call for Britons with Mandarin.
"We're targeting those languages which we've seen the most demand for," says the company.
Just as there was demand for, say, digital downloads of music in the days of Napster.
Arguably, I doubt there's much grey market demand for, say, the Lenovo Yoga so it may be worth the effort just to keep demand high.
A war on fossil fuel demand can also be disheartening given how exhaustingly hard it will be to win, compared to successful wars on demand for, say, cigarettes or fattening foods marketed to children.
"I'd say there's a demand for yoga," said Niki Leondakis, chief operating officer at Kimpton Hotels.
According to the economics textbooks, a demand arises for, say, pink typewriters, and then entrepreneurs arise to satisfy it.
"There is a tremendous demand for condominiums," said Linda Gardner, a broker with Sue Doyle Country Properties.
