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Conspicuous consumption and inequality: Theory and evidence.

机译:显着的消费和不平等:理论和证据。

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I present a theoretical model of conspicuous consumption with an empirical test of its implications. I develop a partial equilibrium model to analyze the change in consumer demand following a mean preserving change in consumption inequality when preferences are interdependent. I model two types conspicuous behaviors, "keeping up with the Joneses" (imitating others) and "running away from the Joneses" (distinguishing oneself from others), with multiple peer groups and peer group effects (envy and snob effects). I find the relationship between a change in peer group consumption inequality and change in demand hinges upon the individual's underlying preference features. I develop an empirical methodology based on a reduced form equation to identify a household's particular preference structure. Using U.S. household expenditure data from 1986 to 2002, I find that households `keep up' with their peer groups expenditures, view clothing, jewelry, personal care, automobiles, alcohol, and tobacco as more conspicuous than health-care, utilities, maintenance, home furnishings, and other transportation purchases, and have a relatively stronger envy effect. Furthermore these preferences are consistent across all racial populations. Given this preference structure, I empirically confirm the positive relationship between a change in peer group consumption inequality and a change in household demand for the more conspicuous goods predicted under my analytical model.
机译:我提出了炫耀性消费的理论模型,并对其影响进行了实证检验。我建立了一个偏均衡模型,用于分析偏好相互依存时,保持消费不平等的均值变化后的消费者需求变化。我对两种类型的明显行为进行了建模:“跟上琼斯”(模仿他人)和“逃离琼斯”(与他人区别),具有多个同伴组和同伴组效应(嫉妒和势利效应)。我发现同龄人群体消费不平等的变化与需求变化之间的关系取决于个人的基本偏好特征。我开发了一种基于简化形式方程的经验方法,以识别家庭的特殊偏好结构。使用1986年至2002年美国家庭支出数据,我发现家庭“保持”与同龄人的支出,认为服装,珠宝,个人护理,汽车,酒和烟草比保健,公用事业,维护,家居摆设和其他交通工具的购买,并且具有相对较强的嫉妒效果。此外,这些偏好在所有种族人口中都是一致的。在这种偏好结构的基础上,我根据经验确定了同龄人群体消费不平等的变化与我的分析模型所预测的对较显眼商品的家庭需求变化之间的正相关关系。

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  • 作者

    Harriger, Jessica L.;

  • 作者单位

    State University of New York at Binghamton.;

  • 授予单位 State University of New York at Binghamton.;
  • 学科 Economics General.Economics Theory.
  • 学位 Ph.D.
  • 年度 2010
  • 页码 177 p.
  • 总页数 177
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
  • 中图分类 水产、渔业;
  • 关键词

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