Snobs, bandwagons, and the origin of social customs in consumer behavior

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 333-347

  Corneo, Giacomo ^a   Jeanne, Olivier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

Author keywords

Consumption externality; Social custom

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031094093     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(96)00024-8     Document Type: Article

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