Conspicuous consumption is a phrase invented by an Economist called Veblen. It is where consumers only spend and purchase goods, not for their own satisfaction, but to set themselves apart from others in society. Mr Maxim's latest yacht is an example of a Veblen good. He does not need another one.
More from the Guardian here, which relates it to that wooly area called 'Happiness Economics'
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