The economic value of status

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 495-514

  Ball, Sheryl ^a   Eckel, Catherine C ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032325271     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1053-5357(99)80104-8     Document Type: Article

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