Using nationally representative household-level panel data from India, we study status-
signalling through conspicuous consumption across castes, religions and economic classes …

Why are in-kind transfers a prominent feature of the US social safety net, and why is such a
significant fraction of these benefits given to individuals who do not actively supply labor in …

A number of economists, including Smith, Veblen, Keynes and others believed that status
seeking plays dominant role in motivation to work. Contemporary research supports the …