The fight-or-flight response to the Joneses and inequality
DOI10.1016/J.JEDC.2019.01.003zbMATH Open1411.91363OpenAlexW2912583803WikidataQ128473092 ScholiaQ128473092MaRDI QIDQ1734583FDOQ1734583
Authors: Richard C. Barnett, Joydeep Bhattacharya, Helle Bunzel
Publication date: 27 March 2019
Published in: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1060&context=econ_workingpapers
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