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Emulation, Inequality, and Work Hours: Was Thorsten Veblen Right?

Bowles, Samuel, Park, Yongjin·2005·The Economic Journal
DOI 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2005.01042.x
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We investigate the manner in which a desire to emulate the rich influences individuals’ allocation of time between labour and leisure, greater inequality inducing longer work hours as a result. Data on work hours in ten countries over the period 1963–98 show that greater inequality is indeed associated longer work hours. These ‘Veblen effects’ are large and the estimates are robust using country fixed effects and other specifications. Because consumption inequality is a public bad, a social welfare optimum cannot be implemented by a flat tax on consumption but may be accomplished by more complicated (progressive) consumption taxes.

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Authors
Bowles, S., & Park, Y.
Venue
The Economic Journal
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2005-11-01
Volume
115
Issue
507
Pages
F397-F412
ISSN
  • 0013-0133 (ISSN-L)
  • 1468-0297
DOI
10.1111/j.1468-0297.2005.01042.x
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438
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46
FWCI
38.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
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