Showing off to the new neighbors? Income, socioeconomic status and consumption patterns of internal migrants

•We analyze absolute and relative welfare of internal migrants to dynamic urban areas.•Internal migrants earn higher wages after the move.•Internal migrants report higher status compared to their new neighbors despite having objectively no higher incomes.•Internal migrants engage in status consumpti...

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Volume:	42
Main Author:	Danzer, Alexander M Dietz, Barbara Gatskova, Ksenia Schmillen, Achim
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	SAN DIEGO Elsevier Inc 01.02.2014 ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE Elsevier B.V
published in:	Journal of Comparative Economics Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 230 - 245
Data of publication:	February 2014
ISSN:	0147-5967 1095-7227
EISSN:	1095-7227
Discipline:	Economics
Subjects:	Status consumption Internal migration Absolute and relative welfare Signaling model Conspicuous consumption Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Economic aspects Social classes Migration, Internal Social aspects Analysis Income Kazakhstan P36 R23 Absolute and relative welfare I31 Status consumption Internal migration Signaling model Conspicuous consumption MIGRATION PANEL CHINA RECALL SELF WOMEN SOCIAL-STATUS HEALTH
Online Access:	available in Bonn?
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2014 Web of Knowledge Web of Science CrossRef Gale General OneFile (A&I only) Academic OneFile (A&I only) Database information Databases - DBIS