The value of social status
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2021.109966
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- Alexander W. Butler & Bruce I. Carlin & Alan D. Crane & Boyang Liu & James P. Weston, 2020. "The Value of Social Status," NBER Working Papers 27979, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Keywords
Status; Conspicuous consumption; Consumption;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
- D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
- D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
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