Measuring consumer confidence isn’t useful anymore. Here’s what we should do instead

Aug 15, 2018

There is little evidence that consuming more per se drives greater well-being in any simple or direct manner Image: Alexandre Chambon

Amy J.C. Cuddy

Social Psychologist and Author, Harvard University

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