Thy Neighbor's Misfortune: Peer Effect on Consumption
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- E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth
- G51 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance - - - Household Savings, Borrowing, Debt, and Wealth
- K35 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Personal Bankruptcy Law
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