Veblen Goods and Urban Distinction: The Economic Geography of Conspicuous Consumption
35 Pages Posted: 7 Jan 2019
Date Written: January 2019
Abstract
A fundamental observation of 21st century cities is that they have become great centers of consumption. In this paper, we seek to understand the geographic variation in consumer behavior. Using Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE), we analyze how consumption differs across 21 major U.S. metropolitan areas, and the association between urban characteristics and consumption. We extend previous geographic analysis of consumption to include luxury goods that are socially visible (conspicuous consumption) and luxury goods that are relatively less visible (inconspicuous consumption). Our analysis shows that conspicuous consumption is more sensitive to an urban context than is inconspicuous consumption.
Keywords: conspicuous consumption, consumer city, metropolitan distinction, Veblen good
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