Four Decades of the Economics of Happiness: Where Next? - Clark - 2018 - Review of Income
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Many people care about how they are perceived by those around them. Several recent field
experiments in economics have found that such social image concerns can have powerful …

We study how aggregate economic conditions affect the timing of marriage, and particularly
child marriage, in Sub‐Saharan Africa and in India. In both regions, substantial monetary or …

Abstract Ever since Veblen and Simmel, luxury has been synonymous with conspicuous
consumption. In this conceptual paper we demonstrate the rise of inconspicuous …

Nearly a third of the world's rural population does not live near a paved road, and it is widely
believed that this limits their access to economic opportunities. Using a natural experiment …

Participants in social network sites create self-descriptive profiles that include their links to
other members, creating a visible network of connections—the ostensible purpose of these …

Using nationally representative data on consumption, we show that Blacks and Hispanics
devote larger shares of their expenditure bundles to visible goods (clothing, jewelry, and …

The growth of the luxury market has been phenomenal in recent years, especially in the
emerging markets such as India. This research studied luxury value aspects (personal and …

We review the survey and experimental findings in the literature on attitudes to income
inequality. We interpret the latter as any disparity in incomes between individuals. We …

It is widely believed that increasing the equality of material possessions or income in a
social group should lead people at the bottom of the distribution to consume less and save …