The reduction of consumption in two cohorts of Italian men: Some interpretations

摘要

The majority of the interviewees in two cohorts of Italian men, aged 40-45 and 65-70, believed that their consumption patterns were similar to those they knew (who belonged to the same age group), so the lifetime consumption patterns also tended to be similar. The members of each group considered certain aspects of the consumption model to be particular to their age group, the "peak consumption model" for the younger age group, the "no-peak consumption model" for the older age group: they recognized that the factors inducing them to modify their consumption habits were common to other members of their generation.