For example, in 2009 the European Central Bank reckoned that a 10 per cent increase in financial wealth boosted consumption in the eurozone by between 0.6 per cent and 1.5 per cent, but changes in housing wealth in Europe had very little impact.
But the bad trade deals we have gotten ourselves into have instead boosted the trade deficit, boosted unemployment, boosted income and wealth inequality, boosted the loss of factories and industries, boosted the hollowing-out of our middle class and boosted the domination of our politics by the large corporate interests.
He gave some of his wealth to boost chess and tennis, and backed the charity Birthright (now Wellbeing of Women).
Stan Russell, a retirement expert at Prudential, said: "Renting in retirement can make financial sense and accessing property wealth to boost retirement income is a genuine solution for many.
Analysts have warned that the diamond wealth could boost Mugabe's war chest for elections expected next year, giving it a huge advantage over prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change.
First, growing wealth has boosted demand for the most luxurious or speedy vehicles over the past decade.
Our estimates suggest that this "wealth effect" boosted growth in real consumer spending by as much as one percentage point per year from late 1996 to mid-2000.
Rising house prices have profound effects on an economy that tries to get out of a recession, both because the wealth effect boosts domestic consumption and because higher house prices stimulate new construction.
Last year her wealth was boosted by a $26.2m £16mm) remuneration package, $25.6m of which was in stock awards - a slight decline on the $31m £19mm) she received the previous year which have made her the highest paid executive at Facebook for two years running.
In part, this relates to something I discuss below: bubble-driven wealth effects boosting consumer spending of middle-class people such that even with stagnant incomes, their spending is up.
