Redistribution and the notion of social status

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 96, Issue 9-10, 2012, Pages 651-657

  Bilancini, Ennio ^a   Boncinelli, Leonardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conspicuous consumption; Consumption externalities; Income inequality; Redistribution; Signaling; Social status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862178225     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

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