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Inequality and growth in the presence of competition for status

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Hopkins, Ed
Kornienko, Tatiana

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Volume (Year): 93 (2006)
Issue (Month): 2 (November)
Pages: 291-296
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  13. Ed Hopkins & Tatiana Kornienko, 2004. "Running to Keep in the Same Place: Consumer Choice as a Game of Status," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 94(4), pages 1085-1107, September. [Downloadable!]
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  1. Moav, Omer & Neeman, Zvika, 2008. "Conspicuous Consumption, Human Capital and Poverty," CEPR Discussion Papers 6864, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Ed Hopkins & Tatiana Kornienko, 2004. "Consumption, Status and Redistribution," Levine's Bibliography 122247000000000549, UCLA Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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