Search Results - subject:"positional preferences"

Positional Preferences and Narcissism: Evidence from “Money Burning” Dictator Games

Ayaita, Adam; Pull, Kerstin - In: Applied Economics Letters (2020) Latest Articles

We study the relationship between positional preferences (i.e., preferences concerning the relative rank or position in … others. We use six “money burning” mini-dictator games to measure positional preferences. Controlling for other relevant … negative predictor and narcissistic rivalry a positive predictor of positional preferences. We further find exploratory …

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Positional preferences and efficiency in a dynamic economy

Aronsson, Thomas; Ghosh, Sugata; Wendner, Ronald - 2020

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Do positional preferences for wealth and consumption cause inter-temporal distortions?

Wendner, Ronald - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015

This paper derives necessary and sufficient conditions under which positional preferences do not induce inter …-temporal distortions. When labor supply is exogenous, positional preferences for consumption have been shown to be non-distortionary for a … preferences for wealth. The analysis identifies a restricted homogeneity-property which, when not satisfied, induces positional …

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Do positional preferences for wealth and consumption cause inter-temporal distortions?

Wendner, Ronald - 2015

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State-Variable Public Goods and Social Comparisons over Time

Aronsson, Thomas; Johansson-Stenman, olof - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2013

The optimal provision of a state-variable public good, where the global climate is the prime example, is analyzed in a model where people care about their relative consumption. We consider both keeping-up-with-the-Joneses preferences (where people compare their own current consumption with...

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State-Variable Public Goods When Relative Consumption Matters: A Dynamic Optimal Taxation Approach

Aronsson, Thomas; Johansson-Stenman, Olof - Institutionen för Nationalekonomi, Umeå Universitet - 2011

This paper concerns the optimal provision of a state-variable public good, where the global climate is the prime example. The analysis is based on a two-type optimal income tax model with overlapping generations, where people care about their relative consumption. We consider both...

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