Why income comparison is rational

DOI10.1016/J.GEB.2009.12.001zbMATH Open1230.91049OpenAlexW1985746373MaRDI QIDQ980971FDOQ980971

Authors: David Wolpert 

Publication date: 8 July 2010

Published in: Games and Economic Behavior (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2009.12.001

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zbMATH Keywords

decision theorysearch algorithmherdingEasterlin paradoxhedonic utilityincome comparisonkeep up with the Jonesessocial comparisonU-shaped lifetime curve

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Utility theory (91B16) Welfare economics (91B15)

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