Veblen effect, search for status goods, and negative utility of conspicuous leisure
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Keywords
Veblen effect; search; status goods; negative utility; conspicuous leisure;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D11 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Theory
- D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-MIC-2012-09-03 (Microeconomics)
- NEP-PKE-2012-09-03 (Post Keynesian Economics)
- NEP-UPT-2012-09-03 (Utility Models and Prospect Theory)
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