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  • 2012-02: Conspicuous consumption and the distribution of income within social groups (Working paper)

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    Chai, Andreas
    Kaus, Wolfhard
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    Chai, Andreas
    Year published
    2012
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    Abstract
    This paper explores the relationship between the dispersion of group income and conspicuous consumption levels of individuals in multi-group settings. Consistent with existing finding we find a negative relationship between income dispersion and conspicuous consumption. Further, using South African data, we find evidence that increasing the income distribution has precisely the reverse of the hypothesized effect: as the dispersion of income within a group increases, rich households in the group tend to reduce spending on visible goods, while the poor tend to increase spending on visible goods.This paper explores the relationship between the dispersion of group income and conspicuous consumption levels of individuals in multi-group settings. Consistent with existing finding we find a negative relationship between income dispersion and conspicuous consumption. Further, using South African data, we find evidence that increasing the income distribution has precisely the reverse of the hypothesized effect: as the dispersion of income within a group increases, rich households in the group tend to reduce spending on visible goods, while the poor tend to increase spending on visible goods.
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    Economics and Business Statistics
    Subject
    J15 - Economics of Minorities, Races, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    D83 - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief
    D12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    O12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    Conspicuous consumption
    income distribution
    signaling
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    South Africa
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/390375
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