Well-being and affluence in the presence of a Veblen good

Economic Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 539, 2009, Pages 1088-1104

  Eaton, B Curtis ^a   Eswaran, Mukesh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY MARKET; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC THEORY; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 67649958311     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2009.02255.x     Document Type: Article

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