Consumption and Social Identity: Evidence from India
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- Khamis, Melanie & Prakash, Nishith & Siddique, Zahra, 2012. "Consumption and social identity: Evidence from India," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 83(3), pages 353-371.
- Melanie Khamis & Nishith Prakash & Zahra Siddique, 2012. "Consumption and Social Identity: Evidence From India," Working papers 2012-28, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics.
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India; households; consumption;JEL classification:
- D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
- D70 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - General
- O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
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