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- Publisher
- Wiley
- Copyright
- The Editors of the Scandinavian Journal of Economics 2001
- ISSN
- 0347-0520
- eISSN
- 1467-9442
- DOI
- 10.1111/1467-9442.00245
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
We analyze a simple model of endogenous growth in which individuals care about both consumption and their rank in the distribution of wealth. We show that the steady‐growth rate of the economy increases with both the strength of the status‐seeking motive and the initial equality of the wealth distribution. Contrary to the basic model of endogenous growth, the equilibrium growth rate is not necessarily smaller than in the social optimum, and we identify the circumstances under which the two coincide.
Journal
The Scandinavian Journal of Economics – Wiley
Published: Jun 1, 2001