Conspicuous consumption and "race": Evidence from South Africa

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 63-73

  Kaus, Wolfhard ^a  

^a Department of Archaeology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conspicuous consumption; Signaling; South Africa; Status

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84865431771     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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