On the cultural transmission of preferences for social status

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-97

  Bisin, Alberto ^a   Verdier, Thierry ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural transmission; Social status; Socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002809421     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(98)00061-9     Document Type: Article

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