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Debt, Aspiration, and Identity: When Borrowing Becomes a Lifestyle

Debt, Aspiration, and Identity: When Borrowing Becomes a Lifestyle

the connection between social status and credit

Madalina Okur-
Why We Copy the Rich: The Economics of Aspiration

Why We Copy the Rich: The Economics of Aspiration

Analysis of the demonstration effect in consumption.

Madalina Okur-
Between Deep Poverty and Dazzling Wealth: Life in the Middle Shades of Grey

Between Deep Poverty and Dazzling Wealth: Life in the Middle Shades of Grey

poverty and wealth middle class

Madalina Okur-