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On the Cultural Transmission of Preferences for Social Status

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  • Verdier, T.

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  • Bisin, A. & Verdier, T., 1997. "On the Cultural Transmission of Preferences for Social Status," DELTA Working Papers 97-04, DELTA (Ecole normale supérieure).
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