Crime and conspicuous consumption

This paper develops an incomplete information model wherein individuals face a trade-off between status and security when deciding the optimal amount of conspicuous consumption. On the one hand, we assume that individuals derive utility from status, which is obtained by signaling wealth through the...

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Autores Principales: Mejía Londoño, Daniel, Restrepo, Pascual
Formato: Desconocido (Unknown)
Lenguaje:Inglés (English)
Publicado: Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE 2018
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/1992/8230