conspicuous consumption
5.Giving money to charity is thus more akin to conspicuous consumption than it is to blatant benevolence.
6.We must avoid overindulgence and conspicuous consumption . We must instead continue to recognize the benefits of thrift in order to protect our newfound prosperity .
7.As economies have grown richer, they have increased the proportion of consumption of goods and, particularly, services—medical services being a conspicuous example—with high transaction cost.
