Among the variants of decision making models Schneider [ 11] espoused are consumer choice, expected utility, state-dependent utility, prospect, cumulative prospect, endowment/status quo/veil of experience, regret and disappointment, time preferences, poverty and social capital.
Price discovery and transparency are improving.The biggest gainers of all will be consumers in countries dependent on single suppliers.
China ends up being dependent on other countries, and now those developing countries are consumers as well.
Mr. Mooney's strategy is dependent on consumer spending, of course, and teenagers are among the most capricious shoppers.
In his documentary Inequality for All, Reich points out that 70% of the US economy is dependent on consumer spending.
However, the extent to which certain FOP labels can encourage product reformulation is dependent on consumer reaction.
Dell, by contrast, is more dependent on consumer and corporate spending fluctuations on hardware.
"Our business is really dependent on consumer confidence," Mr. Mulally said.
However, Carney played down fears that the recovery is unsustainable, because it is too dependent on consumer spending.
Carney says some progress has been made -- the recovery is less dependent on consumer spending, and there are signs that business investment is on the rise.
