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What motivates positional concerns for income?

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  • Pingle, Mark & Mitchell, Mike, 2002. "What motivates positional concerns for income?," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 23(1), pages 127-148, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:joepsy:v:23:y:2002:i:1:p:127-148
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