. Using a novel dataset from the emerging economy of Kazakhstan we find that internal migrants earn an income and status …

. Using a novel dataset from the emerging economy of Kazakhstan we find that internal migrants earn an income and status …. -- absolute and relative welfare ; income ; status consumption ; signaling model ; conspicuous consumption ; adaptation ; internal …

husband and wife separate information on hourly wages, hours of work, and time spent with children to estimate structural …

, spouses' wages, hours of work, and time spent with children to estimate the sensitivity of consumption and time allocation to … shocks. We find that behavioral responses to wage shocks depend on the presence of young children. We also find that labor …